smooth-talking
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Watch a few old episodes of “Cheers,” and you’ll see shades of Rob Petrie’s lissome movement in Danson’s smooth-talking Sam Malone.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
Ivan is a 22-year-old competitive chess player and a "complete oddball" according to his older brother, Peter, a smooth-talking barrister.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
With his abundant hair and smooth-talking demeanor, Gerry Turner, the 72-year-old widower searching for love on “The Golden Bachelor,” is the undisputed breakout star of the fall TV season.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Some have criticized the program for putting a premium on being smooth-talking and a quick study.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022
Every day smooth-talking scamps, who know him by reputation, come with schemes for getting him to invest in something, or with pitiful tales about being Americans stranded far away from home.
From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
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