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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'while he talked' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to an action that happened at the same time as another activity or event. For example, "She listened intently while he talked about his travels around the world."
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He looked down at his hands while he talked.
While he talked, I watched the live Artie Conn.
While he talked, we sat on kitchen chairs and twisted our hair.
Madoff paused to ask his fellow-inmate to steer the machine elsewhere while he talked on the phone.
While he talked up his little brother, he was also keen to put some distance between the two of them.
So I'd just kneel there at Gilbert's feet, gazing up at him while he talked.
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For a while, he talks to an older man, who is stationed on scaffolding nearby.
He holds your gaze while he talks, sometimes with an intense, John the Baptist-like stare.
My owner places me on the counter while he talks with an employee.
While he talks, Tomalin is visible through the vast sitting-room windows, pottering about the garden.
And now he's stuck having to stand behind him while he talks about all the things Trump talks about.
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