casual remark

She resolved to be very careful what she said to Claire, if any casual remark could be construed into a binding promise.

A casual remark like this was the nearest approach he ever made to admitting that he expected Lydia to inherit money.

He made some casual remark, and turned back towards the house.

It was a casual remark in a New York restaurant that decided him to propose to her.

It was a casual remark, You can think them over, and at another time, Walter might quickly have forgotten the words.