to answer boldly or impudently
to conduct a telephone dialogue for immediate transmission over the air
television radio a system of telephone links enabling spoken directions to be given during the production of a programme
a broadcast telephone dialogue
( as modifier )
a talkback show
Noun use of verb phrase talk back
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In a talk-back at the end of the show, Ullett admitted that he quite liked Berkoff, ornery though he was, and that he respected Friedkin’s stature as one of the great film directors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
The theater that had hosted the talk-back sent out a new email beginning “I am happy to report that the attendee who came into contact with COVID-19 has tested NEGATIVE. This is wonderful news.”
From Slate ● May 8, 2020
“As soon as the ball dropped, I said to Lance on the talk-back switch, ‘I’m not saying anything for a long time.’
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 22, 2019
Radio hosts had invited audience questions and comments in the past, but there was something novel about the freewheeling nature of the talk-back format, and Mazer’s show quickly caught on.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
After Mr. Wolfert concludes his monologue — with a fast-forward dance recap — stagehands create a ring of chairs and the audience circles up for a combination of talk-back and group therapy.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2017
"He was just so domineering and you just couldn't talk back to him," she added.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
She isn’t afraid to speak up or talk back — a little too unafraid to believe at times, but she does cut a heroic figure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
“Yuletide Factory” is pitched toward those younger children, who happily talk back to the players.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
“My experience, after 54 years of doing this stuff, is that the cops don’t like when you talk back that way,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
Of course, she’d tell me not to talk back and virtually ignore me for two days.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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