smooth-talking
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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She also misses what Mr. Calder makes evident to the reader: that Chuck is a self-centered, smooth-talking empty shell who is going to string her along until the moment she demands an emotional investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But it also adds to the public perception of Newsom as a smooth-talking, and at times rehearsed, politician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
His "ruthless, smooth-talking nature" reportedly earned him the nickname "the spider" - and he's under sanctions in the EU, US and UK.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024
In an unnamed video game, she joins Julien, a smooth-talking 27-year-old who is her frequent online partner in crime.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Dick Smothers, as Wally, a smooth-talking pseudo-sophisticate, and Tom Smothers, as his naive, bumbling friend Alvin, a moving man, wear their roles as if they had been written for no one else.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
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