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offhand

[awf-hand, of-] / ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɒf- /




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We’re still growing, so I don’t know the numbers offhand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

I think I made an offhand remark on my podcast where I said, “He popped like a balloon.”

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

One noted that in other, mixed-gender support groups he attends, he sometimes worries about how offhand comments he makes will be perceived.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Meal two: Something easy, almost offhand This is your midweek exhale.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

Under that offhand way of his, there is the same rock.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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