| He was a gifted conversationalist and had an extraordinary knowledge of Belfast, its history, politics and ways of life. |
| You're a great conversationalist, and you're an expert at living the good life. |
| As a conversationalist, Birkin is a whirlwind, skimming over subjects, lifting them up, reshaping them utterly before throwing them back down. |
| He was a man of great humour, wit and a great conversationalist and friend to all. |
| To read it is like spending hours with an erudite conversationalist who is disposed to amuse you. |
| Vain, superficial and selfish, she was also a brilliant conversationalist and a loyal friend who had no difficulty dominating British aristocratic society. |
