incidental mention
Example Sentences
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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
It is no part of his design to give any regular list of the clans or their territories; he merely makes incidental mention of such as he had to do with.
From Early Britain—Roman Britain by Conybeare, Edward
This incidental mention of Mrs. Foster had sent my thoughts and fears fluttering toward a deep, unutterable dread, which was lurking under all my other cares.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Stretton, Hesba
He began to dream about the Tucker case, and an incidental mention of it in the office would make the atmosphere unpleasant for the day.
From The Best Policy by Flower, Elliott
