offhand comment
Frequency: 4.52.5 per million words
a casual comment that can seem rude
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Examples (20)
- His offhand comment about her new hairstyle clearly upset her.
- His offhand comment deeply offended some people.
- I immediately regretted my offhand comment during the client meeting; it was unprofessional.
- She regretted making that offhand comment during the meeting.
- She has a habit of making offhand comments that often hurt people's feelings without her realizing it.
- It was just an offhand comment, not meant to be taken seriously.
- Was that just an offhand comment, or did you really mean to criticize my work?
- He often makes offhand comments without thinking.
- Be careful with offhand comments; you never know who might be listening.
- Don't pay attention to his offhand comment; he didn't mean any harm.
- Although it was just an offhand comment, it created a lot of unnecessary tension in the room.
- The politician's offhand comment caused a media stir.
- He tried to explain that it was an offhand comment with no malicious intent, but the damage was done.
- I wish I hadn't made such an offhand comment about her work.
- The politician's offhand comment to a reporter sparked a media frenzy.
- Her offhand comment revealed her true feelings.
- An offhand comment like that can easily be misinterpreted as arrogance.
- He dismissed the idea with an offhand comment.
- I'm still cringing about the offhand comment I made at the party last night.
- One offhand comment can sometimes lead to big misunderstandings.