Sentence examples for confrontational conversation from inspiring English sources

"The idea is to avoid a situation where you don't want to have a confrontational conversation, but don't want to go dark on them," Cohn said.

There are confrontational conversations and one spouse challenges the other to admit something, and there is evasive and self-important waffle about their differing interpretations.

Handled well, risky and confrontational conversations — especially those that surface awkward facts or get to the source of organizational tensions — can improve how we relate to each other, help organizations get a better grip on reality, and enable leaders to make better decisions.

Misinterpretations can lead to uncomfortable, or even confrontational conversations.

A study by two political scientists found that after a single non-confrontational conversation with a gay canvasser, support for gay marriage among the 972 subjects rose several percentage points, and that this effect was lasting.

When I tried to have a non-confrontational conversation with Rene about her inappropriate behavior, she threatened to tell the papers that I had come on to her and veritably extorted money, demanding a refund.

Strike up a non-confrontational conversation with the cat owner.

A gay-rights group in California had sent door-to-door canvassers to have open, non-confrontational conversations with opponents of gay marriage.

The emphasis on outdoor space is intended to attract more men to use the centre – doing a spot of gardening proving a less confrontational setting for conversation than a counselling room.

Fed up with the rude, confrontational nature of online conversation and the way that a few bad mouths can ruin a discussion, they have made it their business to turn bad threads good.

So much of the effectiveness of the evening rests on the actors' ability to make conversation seem confrontational and to find a dramatic cohesiveness in a play that circumnavigates domestic and social matters.