offhand
Example Sentences
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An offhand comment from an executive can send company shares soaring or sinking.
From Barron's
Ward’s section is easily recognizable as his work in its mix of the uncanny and the offhand, both from “Adventure Time” and the psychedelic “Midnight Gospel.”
From Los Angeles Times
There’s outrage underneath every offhand remark and heartbreak in watching this fraying community turn on each other.
From Los Angeles Times
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred caused a stir when he floated a potential seismic rule by floating, making an offhand comment about the golden batter rule.
From Los Angeles Times
This adds yet another moment to his archive of offhand imperial delusions.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.