talkie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of talkie
Example Sentences
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His six-picture collaboration with Lubitsch began in 1929 with “The Love Parade,” the director’s first talkie, and continued through “Design for Living.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Mrs Willgoose told the BBC how on the way there, a voice on the officer's walkie talkie said: "Turn the blue lights off, go at normal speed."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Filmed in silvery black-and-white, shot on sound stages and acted with a knowing theatricality, “Grand Tour” plays like a lost early talkie that’s been rescued from some dusty vault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Rescuers managed to make contact with them and were communicating through a walkie talkie, Kumar said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023
He had a walkie- talkie in one hand and a white bag from Kmart in the other.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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