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

Cases may arise, indeed, as I must say in passing, in which this is hardly true.

From Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

I may say in passing that if Miss Davenant were arrested, tried and imprisoned, it would be no more than she richly deserved.

From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen

We need hardly say, in passing, that all that was true of the tests with colored cloths, was also true of the tests in which the placards were used.

From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Pfungst, Oskar

That incident, I may say in passing, served to mark the termination of my career as a circus hand.

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