Sentence examples for background conversations from inspiring English sources

He reviews for me the differences between off-the-record and background conversations, and then we order salads.

In background conversations last week, several cautioned that it was not clear what the Iranians had in mind.

Much of the help comes in background conversations with reporters to rebut rumors, correct supposed misconceptions and put the client's story in a sympathetic light.

Business reporters have to work their way past background conversations with underlings, written statements that state nothing, and that increasingly hardy perennial: the "no comment".

His aides have conceded in background conversations that, should Mr. Hussein fear for his own survival, he might be more tempted to reach for his most destructive weaponry.

I felt that topical background conversations were permissible, but saw the boundaries sharpen at the writing phase – the ideas, the phrasing, the word choice had to be all hers.

Altman allows Beatty to be absorbed in the crowd, the smoke, and the general background conversation.

It works well even when Echo is playing loud music or there is other background conversation and noise.

Alexa then asked out loud, "[contact name], right?" Alexa then interpreted background conversation as "right".

Echo woke up due to a word in background conversation sounding like "Alexa".

At which point, Alexa said out loud "To whom?" At which point, the background conversation was interpreted as a name in the customers contact list.