offhand
Example Sentences
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Meal two: Something easy, almost offhand This is your midweek exhale.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
An offhand comment from an executive can send company shares soaring or sinking.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
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 • Dec. 19, 2025
Years later, a friend’s offhand mention that Bobby probably had every expectation of winning his first game against a chess master elicited a strident rebuke: “Of course not!”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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