Sentence examples for comment in passing from inspiring English sources

When I was near the end, my mother made a comment in passing about me having a nervous breakdown.

Unfortunately, I read this comment in passing and now can't even remember the article it was in response to, so I cannot adequately give credit where it is due.

Some studies do comment, in passing, on gender differences but do not explicitly set out to compare the experiences of men and women.

"This is more in the vein of historic binding," she comments in passing, quickly moving on to the next thing.

A few days later, de Grey mentioned Powell's comments in passing during a conversation with Carrington.

Even in "nice" suburbs, towpaths near pubs can be through-routes for "apres-boozers" on the way home: "high-spirited" youths can make loud comments in passing (not usually meant to threaten, but unsettling to some) or even think it a huge joke to untie your boat (annoying, but rarely dangerous, on a canal).

First, many of the more provocative discussions of Skolem's Paradox are quite brief amounting to little more than suggestive comments made in passing.

Rebellion took inspiration for several missions from comments made in passing from the Star Wars films.

According to Michael Azerrad, the two met at the Satyricon nightclub in Portland in 1989, though Cobain biographer Charles Cross stated the date was actually February 12 , 1990 and that Cobain playfully wrestled Love to the floor after she commented to him in passing that he looked like Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum.

"So, in passing comment, word is around the place that there's been an incident and the police are involved.

He comments, in passing, that he is getting so sick of being on aeroplanes, in halls and hotels that he may take up marathon running, just to get some oxygen into his lungs.