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

Let us say in passing that our list included a number of doctors amongst the teachers.

From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred

It is impossible to consider Denver without considering Judge B. Lindsey—although I may say in passing that I was urged to perform the impossible in this respect.

From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian

I may say, in passing, that I have often given the advice to others, and too often wished that I could supplement it with the words, "And confine himself to it.'"

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.

And let me say, in passing, that reconstruction at the South is hindered to-day for the same reason, responsibility is taken away from a large class of citizens.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady