How to Use chat in a Sentence
- She stayed up all night chatting with her friends online.
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Vogue caught up with the star to chat about her new chapter.
—Hannah Summerhill, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
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In the copter on the way back, CT and Kate chat about the upcoming roundtable.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
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In the video, Eminem leans over in his seat at one point to chat with Hailie, 28.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
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The two chatted on the sidelines and swapped phone numbers.
—Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 5 May 2023
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My brother calls me before an iPhone event to chat about the phones.
—Alex Cranz, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2023
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In both, too, a guy lies in a bath and soaks, like a tea bag, while chatting to his lover.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
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Sean and Rachel kissed after chatting on a daybed, as did Jess and Blake.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
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Most of the other boats took off but the Bryers decided to stick around and chat.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
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Bartenders chat with guests while servers bustle about with trays of food and drinks.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
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Meta first launched world chat in a limited way in June.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
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Well, thanks for taking the time to chat, no pun intended.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024
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As for passing the time, folks catch up with their studies, make friendship bracelets, and chat.
—Diego Nicolás Argüello, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
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Some of those facts led me to chat with the writer Alexander Chee to see if we were related.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
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But yeah, thank you so much for coming on and chatting with us today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
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Graham and Buffett were chatting backstage when the singer brought up the plight of the manatee.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
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But the two did chat about how Rosheuvel imagined Charlotte’s younger life over drinks.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
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The students pushed back from their desks and lined up to have their books signed by Orange, who took a moment to chat with each one.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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She was seen chatting and posing for pictures with guests and fans.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
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Text the group chat and get packing because here’s exactly how to find cheap flights.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 June 2023
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Meanwhile, the help line specialist, who was on hold while Lynn spoke with the crisis team, got back on the phone and chatted some more.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
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The racers chatted with Frith for a few minutes and quietly hauled their boats out of the water.
—Max Ufberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
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The pair had chatted for a special episode of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums podcast a few years ago.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
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In the kitchen, people stood chatting: the daily bus to New York had been cancelled, owing to bad weather.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
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The rest of the family can be seen chatting and laughing over drinks and a charcuterie board, next to a campfire.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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The two often chatted in the school hallways and in the mornings, when Cedeno stood outside the school to greet students.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 31 Oct. 2023
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In a video capturing the moment, Del Rey can be heard chatting with someone up front.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 May 2023
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Finn, aiming to distract, tries to get Max to chat about childhood memories and the Cubs’ World Series prospects.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
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Golf carts passed by him as residents ran errands or stopped to chat with others.
—WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
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On the 11th floor, employees and council members chatted quietly in the hallways as the demonstration went on.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
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Sign up here to receive an email right as the chat is about to start.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
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My favorite part of the chat: Chandler chalks out the Coryell route tree.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
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On his work chat, the 41-year-old messages his colleagues day and night.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
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Co-host Michal Lev-Ram joins for the pre-interview chat.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
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The chats appear to show the mother instructing her daughter about how to take the pills.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 15 July 2023
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The Free plan only offers email support and no live chat.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
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Discord didn’t respond to a request for comment about the chat.
—Davey Alba, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
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Hester would often call on a video chat, holding the phone up to whoever was in the room.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
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The girls’ group chat, which had been a flurry of activity, went silent.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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Her joke was well-received by some fans but not so much by others who want to be taken out of the group chat.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Jan. 2024
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Carter sent a message to a group chat with several of his teammates.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2023
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End-to-end encryption for group chats will continue to be opt-in for now.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
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During video chats, Tyrone asked the girl multiple times to take off her clothes and pose nude for him.
—Tresa Baldas, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
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Who can stifle a snicker at the monster’s first chat with his creator?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
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With so much cat chatter surrounding the Gala, Choupette herself had to enter the chat.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
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One with all the bells and whistles: texting, video chat, social media.
—Sona Charaipotra, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023
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Best Actor nominee Domingo shared a hug and a chat in the lobby.
—Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
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Taurus Taurus’ might be the most elegant friend in your group chat.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
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The local chat group is alive with questions: Why doesn’t our village have an air alert system?
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
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Williams, throughout our chat, ends up talking openly and warmly, not guarded, and in the end, gives me a hug once we’re done.
—Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
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Church had also scheduled a one-on-one chat with Cockett for later that day.
—Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
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At the first of 10 online sessions last January, hardened growers went off in the course’s chat box.
—Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
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Fans in the Weverse chat defended the BTS member’s choice to share the emotional song.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
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This can be a group chat with a few friends, a monthly brunch with colleagues, or a formal group designed for support.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 June 2023
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This Year The two then appeared to have a quick chat before posing together for a sweet photo.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
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But once ironing enters the chat, things can get trickier.
—Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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When local staff are unable to reply to texts and chats they are answered by staff outside of Alaska.
—Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
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During Sunday night’s episode, the couple had a heart-to-heart chat that got their relationship back on track.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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In that case, Instagram also will display a message encouraging users not to feel pressure to respond, with an option to block the sender and report the chat.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
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Many of the BBSes were standard tech-nerd fare—chats where users would discuss pirating software or gossip about buzzy new product releases.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
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