incidental mention
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
An incidental mention won't really be enough for A-list consideration, but if you think special dispensation should be applied, please do feel free to justify.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2010
When he got up to make his speech extolling U.S.-British cooperation, he read from his Cabinet-approved little slips of blue paper until he came to an incidental mention of the word "Japan."
From Time Magazine Archive
Samuel Rogers has an incidental mention of the effect produced upon Nelson by the treatment now experienced.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
The incidental mention of the condition of the abbey itself at different times strongly illustrates the history of the district and the age.
From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Dugald Butler
Also there are certain minor objects—tin ships, Easter eggs, and the like—of which I shall make incidental mention, that like the kiwi and the duck-billed platypus refuse to be classified.
From Floor Games; a companion volume to "Little Wars" by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
