side remark
Example Sentences
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As is often the case, there was an unscripted side remark when he hit a particularly vivid passage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2017
I'm just slippin' you the proposition, with the side remark that now and then, when the jumble seems worse than ever, you can get a glimpse of what might be a clew, or might not.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford
When a necessary explanation is unduly long, or is woven into the story in too many strands, one disposes of it in an introductory statement, or perhaps in a side remark.
From How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell by Sara Cone Bryant
"Are you sure?" said Gibbs, mildly; "for I have noticed several times when you have seemed not to hear a side remark."
From In the Onyx Lobby by Carolyn Wells
Sometimes, to be sure, a side remark adds piquancy and a personal savour.
From How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell by Sara Cone Bryant
