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adjective

garrulous

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

In a sentence

Six example sentences with garrulous, each labelled with its topic.

  • Our garrulous driver narrated every roundabout, every cousin's wedding and every roadside cafe across four hours of motorway.

    Travel

  • The innkeeper is the novel's most garrulous character, filling nine pages with gossip before anyone learns his name.

    Literature

  • The garrulous barber talks through the whole haircut about weather, football and his neighbor's dog, and the customer never answers.

    Movies

  • The garrulous color commentator filled every timeout with stories about his playing days and his brother's restaurant.

    Basketball

  • The garrulous senator held the floor for three hours, wandering from farm prices to his grandson's baseball season.

    Politics

  • Our most garrulous client turns a ten-minute status call into an hour of weekend plans and parking complaints.

    Business

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