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.

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

Lutnick said he expected Trump to sign documents in the coming days to formalise the decision, which the president revealed in an offhand remark at a televised meeting of his cabinet.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

To call “The Damned” an antiwar film would be to assign an arbitrary value to what is really a series of offhand episodes consisting of only modest activity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

His notes are given after rehearsals to the whole group, or in offhand and often indirect conversations.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove