He was smooth talking his boss into approving the project.

The smooth-talking salesman promised overnight results, but his product turned out to be worthless.

She succeeded in smooth-talking the inspector into overlooking the minor violations.

Talkington visited the archives to research our family history.

The Talkingtons volunteered to organize the neighborhood cleanup this Saturday.

Seeing someone talking to oneself in public is becoming more common.

She was baby-talking to the waiter to get extra attention.

During the meeting, they kept talking past each other, so no decision was made.

The organization's brainstorming sessions had devolved into talking shops, so the leadership imposed strict agendas to force decisions.

When he accused me of being late, I just smiled and replied, 'look who's talking'.