off-handedly

He'll select the designs off-handedly and, with a few snips of the shears, will summon to life a predictable repertoire of gestures.

Translated Texts 2010

On Tuesday at a fundraiser in Minnesota, he remarked off-handedly: "If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them."

Who had the worst week in Washington? Vice President Biden. Chris Cillizza 2010

“Yeah, you seem pretty cool to talk to, too,” she off-handedly remarked.

Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

I've never used twitter and have no intention of doing so, but only some truly self-absorbed, shallow, dull and daft people would dismiss such an amorphous group of people, whom they have no personal knowledge of, so off-handedly.

Twitter's five-year evolution from ridicule to dissidents' tool 2011

“Nice house,” Myra off-handedly stated as they pulled up.

Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

“Nice house,” Myra off-handedly stated as they pulled up.

Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

Now how could one treat a hero such as he save as I treated him when I remarked off-handedly that he must have had a lively watch?

CHAPTER XXX 2010

Then his hard-bitten face lights up, although the lines remain hard as ever, hiding his ecstasy, and he remarks gruffly, off-handedly, that he guesses he can play over a few records.

CHAPTER XVII 2010

“Yeah, you seem pretty cool to talk to, too,” she off-handedly remarked.

Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

Everybody was just gathering, and somebody kind of off-handedly said, 'Oh, did you all hear that so-and-so just sold his bottom ground,' says long-time area resident Kay Genovese.

Coal Ash Plan Raises Fears in Missouri Community 2011