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make conversation

Idioms  
  1. Engage someone in talking purely for its own sake, make small talk, as in She had a real talent for making conversation with strangers. [c. 1920]


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With the goal of meeting other women my age, I began attending book signings, workshops or menopause symposiums solo so that I would be forced to work through my social anxiety and make conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

An Israeli news website, Ynet, reported that the men had told their captors that they were Argentine and had tried to make conversation by talking about soccer.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

He said he pushed Spacey away and tried to make conversation.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

"I find it quite difficult to make friends, make conversation and meet new people," says Sky.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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