How to Use trash talk in a Sentence

trash talk

noun
  • He had to listen to a lot of trash talk from the other players.
  • And as with any good fight, there’s a lot of trash talk on both sides.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 6 July 2018
  • Should plays a key role in the lion’s share of this trash talk.
    — Erin Falconer, Health.com, 2 May 2018
  • The weeks leading up to this trip have been filled with trash talk.
    — Daniel McGinn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Yet, being one of the guys comes with a fair share of trash talk.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 12 May 2020
  • Roach is this group’s ringleader and the trash talk is all in good fun.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
  • A whole lot of trash talk — in English now.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Jake Paul is being very emo in his pre-bout trash talk.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Will the thrash kings of trash talk finally meet their match?
    — Nicole Roberts, Chicago Reader, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The researchers did not study whether men or women use trash talk more.
    — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 5 July 2017
  • The coach had a quick-witted response that squashed the trash talk.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Brown said there’s plenty of trash talk during many games.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Dell then stops and turns toward the fan, who begins to trash talk him, too.
    — Aj Neuharth-Keusch, USA TODAY, 25 May 2018
  • Scump, who got the most trash talk out Friday night, helped cool the fire.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2020
  • The race for a ring, the trash talk and the rivalries will be back, and soon.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The trash talk began as soon as the event was announced in late May.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2021
  • But trash talk, even from afar, Riggle cautioned, can be tricky.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Lee, now 69, dialed down the trash talk after that.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
  • There’s no exact science to winning trash talk.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Sure, there’s always the golf course for some trash talk and taking his friends’ money.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • To some people, that chant might sound like trash talk or rivalry banter.
    — Brandi Hicken, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Once Doncic joined the stream the small talked turned quickly into trash talk.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The friendly trash talk has already started at Cubs camp.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Professional athletes are no stranger to some trash talk on the field.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • With the laughter and trash talk also comes the feel-good moments, White said.
    — Myah Ward, charlotteobserver, 10 July 2018
  • In the meantime, don’t expect any trash talk between the two about the hardware.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The world of these books is one of constant trash talk, and Ide delivers it with style.
    — Janet Maslin, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • But Rocco trash talk reaching jeopardy is peak!
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There was a bit too much trash talk during the game for head coach Bruce Pearl’s liking.
    — al, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The trash talk is just another part of the evolution of the women’s game.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2023

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