offhand
Example Sentences
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Meal two: Something easy, almost offhand This is your midweek exhale.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
She told me almost offhand what brought her to L.A.:
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Her nagging conscience slips into offhand conversation: “I should probably be vegan,” Askell, an animal lover too busy for a pet, says when chatting in an office elevator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
An offhand comment from an executive can send company shares soaring or sinking.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
His position was not much better than mine and I knew that he was uneasy and insecure; he had always treated me in an offhand, bantering way that barely concealed his contempt.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing offhand
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Things They Carried
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