Example Sentences

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Pfeifer and her fellow researcher had set out to study gender differences in talkativeness when they discovered that people were speaking less overall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Like any burgeoning homosexual child, I came equipped with the gay starter pack that included talkativeness and flamboyance.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025

The end of an episode was marked by a headache, euphoria, unusual talkativeness and a few nights of insomnia, during which Erin and her relieved mother caught up on what she had missed.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

The hallmarks of hypomania include inflated self-esteem, increased talkativeness, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, distractibility and absence of restraint to engage in activities that could invite personal harm.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2020

In two weeks from the death of the first sailor, seven others were sick; and all went through the symptoms—restlessness, talkativeness, and the tendency to belittle the case and to deny their danger.

From The Grain Ship by Robertson, Morgan