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
This chapter, I may say in passing, is the chapter of most permanent value in the "Defence."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various
I can only say in passing that it looks exactly like the printed advertisements.
From In Pastures New by Ade, George
I may say in passing that Aunt Marynia was most happy with Doctor Stanislav.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
He heard some people say in passing, "Who would have dreamed of it?"
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul