talk of
phrasal verb
talked of; talking of; talks of
: to speak or write about (someone or something) : to mention (a subject) in speech or writing
It was the first time she talked of going to law school.
She never talks of her suffering during the war.
In the letter, he talked of feeling ill.
(British) Talking of Jill, where is she?
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Friends of the late actor Heath Ledger often talk of his kindness, and the latest to do so is his former A Knight's Tale co-star Alan Tudyk.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
After the organization successfully lobbied to end mandatory retirement, in the nineteen-eighties, it soft-pedalled talk of retirement, too.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
All the talk of consistency ignores the fact that Liverpool haven’t looked great recently and particularly in the first half of games.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
But there's one rule that applies after the fighters have put down their weapons: no talk of politics.
—Robert Benincasa, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
After the organization successfully lobbied to end mandatory retirement, in the nineteen-eighties, it soft-pedalled talk of retirement, too.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
All the talk of consistency ignores the fact that Liverpool haven’t looked great recently and particularly in the first half of games.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
But there's one rule that applies after the fighters have put down their weapons: no talk of politics.
—Robert Benincasa, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Talk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20of. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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