say in passing
Example Sentences
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He’d say, in passing, that he’d modelled for Guess jeans—“runway only”—or that he’d appeared on the cover of Russian Vogue.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019
I must say in passing, that it is not the right materialistic treatment which delights the world in “Robinson,” but the romantic and philosophic interest of the fable.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
I may say in passing that Aunt Marynia was most happy with Doctor Stanislav.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
“Very well, mother,” said Julia, with an air of great meekness, which, I may say in passing, she was far from feeling.
From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by Winter, John Strange
It was a purely rhetorical appeal, let me say in passing.
From The High Heart by King, Basil
