offhandedly

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Some of the film’s finest moments involve O’Connor ceding the spotlight to his co-stars, each of them so offhandedly genuine one might assume Walker-Silverman gathered actual wildfire survivors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Most people, I think, still have a positive association with the name, and Tupperware’s problem is that the company doesn’t actually get paid when someone offhandedly refers to their Rubbermaid or OXO container as “Tupperware.”

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2024

As the team reset for a complex shot accompanied by a relentlessly looped fragment from her track, Aftab whispered offhandedly to a cameraperson, “Thank God the song is good!”

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

Finn replies offhandedly, “You can’t miss what you never had, right?”

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

“I’m actually surprised the Thunderhead didn’t see me push her,” Citra said offhandedly.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman