With little or no preparation or forethought.
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You say that offhandedly but, remember, the door's really open to you.
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From a good twenty feet away Janna made her voice offhandedly casual.
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He was distracted by other thoughts and offhandedly said, Uh, yeah, sure.
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This statement, delivered so offhandedly, was the straw that broke Bidwell's back.
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He spoke offhandedly, as though he had simply forgotten to mention another detail.
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I discussed it with George Hadash last week in an offhanded way.
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Bowman! He liked their reliance, offhanded though it might be, on him.
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So who is it? Kreindler asked, putting on an offhanded yet respectful tone.
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It sounds ingenious, Hackworth had said, startled by Finkle-McGraw's offhanded naughtiness.
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And I don't mean that in the usual offhanded way.
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She replayed the circumstances and said, "Oh, yeah," trying to sound offhanded.
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Vergyl Harkonnen gave him an offhanded compliment, meant as encouragement.
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Murphy and I turned toward the door, weapons raised, and spoke in offhanded stereo.
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Even in the midst of the horror, the offhanded nature of the question made Arthas grin.
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He did not respond to the dozen offhanded variations of the same theme-theBarry Bonds question.
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The comment was offhanded, of no particular significance.
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Kasich at times speaks in an offhanded manner.
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The invitation had been offhanded, he was giving a costume party, Wiberg said, why don't you come?
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Oddly, that offhanded criticism softened Eliza's anger.
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Then, he gave a casual, offhanded shrug.
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Joe shrugged in an offhanded way.