offhandedly

Example Sentences

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Most people, I think, still have a positive association with the name, and Tupperware’s problem is that the company doesn’t actually get paid when someone offhandedly refers to their Rubbermaid or OXO container as “Tupperware.”

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2024

As the team reset for a complex shot accompanied by a relentlessly looped fragment from her track, Aftab whispered offhandedly to a cameraperson, “Thank God the song is good!”

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

Tami Enright, the Bee Cause Project's current Director and I were offhandedly talking about how cool it would be to put beehives in 1000 schools.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Toward the end of the song Del Rey says in an offhandedly conversational manner, “Join the party. By the way, the party is Dec. 18.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

Later, I offhandedly asked Itchy if he was still mad.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover