side remark
Example Sentences
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As is often the case, there was an unscripted side remark when he hit a particularly vivid passage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2017
I'm just slippin' you the proposition, with the side remark that now and then, when the jumble seems worse than ever, you can get a glimpse of what might be a clew, or might not.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford
No amount of gaping, gazing and inquisitive side remark embarrassed the newcomer.
From A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett by William Henry Venable
I hope, as a sort of side remark, it isn't rain that's in the wind, for the soldiers over at camp have had enough water to set up a rival establishment with Mr. Noah.
From Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
When a necessary explanation is unduly long, or is woven into the story in too many strands, one disposes of it in an introductory statement, or perhaps in a side remark.
From How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell by Sara Cone Bryant
