passing comment

Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words

a comment made briefly while talking about something else

commentADJECTIVE + comment (noun)

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passing

Examples (10)

  • This idea deserves more than just a passing comment.
  • He made a passing comment about the new policy, but didn't elaborate.
  • I overheard her passing comment to a colleague about the project's deadline.
  • Was that a serious suggestion or just a passing comment?
  • Don't worry about what he said; it was only a passing comment.
  • The inspector made a few passing comments on the cleanliness of the kitchen.
  • Although it was just a passing comment, it stuck in my mind all day.
  • She concluded her speech with a passing comment on the company's future.
  • His entire contribution to the meeting was a single, sarcastic passing comment.
  • In a passing comment, the author revealed the inspiration for his main character.