offhand
Example Sentences
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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.
Odds swung whenever a new Bessent interviewee was revealed and whenever the president made an offhand comment on any potential nominee.
From Barron's
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
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