How to Use fast-talk in a Sentence

fast-talk

verb
  • So perhaps there's hope that fans will see more of their favorite fast-talking lawyers.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 2 June 2024
  • Audiences would join the show in progress, see Chase as a fast-talking anchor and fall right in.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Magee — a gregarious, fast-talking bear of a guy with sandy brown hair and a mustache — is wearing a black-and-gray chef’s coat.
    — Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The fast-talking track arrived alongside a video directed by Aidan Cullen.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The late 19th century was a boom time for mad inventors, scam artists, and fast-talking salesmen.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
  • The hater on the block is John Witherspoon as Play’s fast-talking, cranky old-head neighbor.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The show still tries to suggest Vince has fast-talking charm, a contention not supported by his dialogue.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Urged by a fast-talking auctioneer and his familiar cadence, paddles shot up as bids climbed into the four- and five-figure range.
    — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The schtick is fast-talking facts and plenty of jokes about the companies and people and concepts that are, in one way or another, selling a bill of goods.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • The 64-year-old fast-talking Richmond County native pauses for a moment.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
  • But no one who picked up the phone wanted to listen to this fast-talking teenager selling a mission-critical security service.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Fulmer also delivers some comedic moments as Alycia, whose fast-talking frankness can be quite funny, albeit tone-deaf at times.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In an interview, Tong said consumers need to be wary of aggressive, fast-talking sales pitches, especially those that are door-to-door.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2024
  • January’s head-spinning series of events seemed to herald the arrival of a new filmmaking force in the form of two fast-talking film bros from the literal other end of the earth.
    — Vulture, 17 July 2023
  • Robbie, who proved her deadpan comedic acting chops in Barbie, is a joy as the flighty, vain, fast-talking Cathy, totally lacking in self-awareness.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
  • According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Rourke gained acclaim for his role as a fast-talking hustler in Barry Levinson’s coming-of-age comedy Diner.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Rourke gained acclaim for his role as a fast-talking hustler in Barry Levinson’s coming-of-age comedy Diner.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The stranger is a fast-talking American named Edgar Acheson who claims to be a Hollywood movie director.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The film introduced new slang into the lexicon, repopularized surf rock, and spawned dozens of fast-talking imitators.
    — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The 54-year-old sounds every inch the same fast-talking, outspoken journalist who dominated TV screens more than two decades.
    — Danielle Bacher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The actor gained acclaim for his role as a fast-talking hustler in Barry Levinson’s coming-of-age comedy Diner.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Over the course of his career, the famously fast-talking and outraged comedian became a mainstay in clubs from Midtown to Vegas.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 June 2023
  • Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Set in the 1950s, this fast-talking fashionista hides her new life as a comedian from her family and ex while battling sexism, bad crowds, and big competition.
    — Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • As in ballroom, a fast-talking emcee is used to offer a percussive play-by-play of the action, as contestants compete in the categories, setting up a circle of winners vying for the ultimate prize.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
  • The rapper dropped the song alongside a music video directed by Patience Harding that sees Cardi performing the fast-talking track in a series of slick ensembles.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
  • There’s fast-talking repartee, witty dialogue and fantastic chemistry between his leads Zosia Mamet and Aristotle Athar.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Well, yes, the diminutive, fast-talking actress is hilariously paired with the WWE star who’s somehow transformed himself into America’s most lovable big lug.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Accompanied by a pair of musicians, Kesha performed the fast-talking track, which appears on her new album Gag Order, in a rectangular room with flickering lights, giving it a punk flair.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023

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