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

I can only say in passing that it looks exactly like the printed advertisements.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

Neatness, I may say in passing, is my strong point.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

This school, I must say in passing, turned out some very good scholars: there was no set teacher—the “learned ’uns” of the neighbourhood came forward and gave their services.

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

Let me say, in passing, that neither Ruth Erskine nor her father honored the invitation; they had other matters to attend to.

From The Chautauqua Girls At Home by Pansy