"We found these two wandering about," M said to me, sounding almost conversational, as if she expected me somehow to be able to reply.

The tears were gone, and he sounded almost conversational.

She did her best to sound conversational.

I tried to keep any grimness out of my voice; to sound merely conversational.

Her voice had the twang of the Appalachian backcountry, and though she was trying to sound conversational, the tension showed.

Ro tried to sound conversational as she asked, "Did she lose a husband, or someone close to her, in one of the attacks?"

Older songs like "Peace Train" sounded not only less doctrinaire but more direct and conversational.

Louis asked himself almost conversationally-the three beers helped him to sound conversational, at least to his own mind's ear.

Gebert's voice sounded purely conversational "You're the fellow who doesn't like scenes."

Sounding almost conversational, he said, "The range of human emotions is such a fascinating one.