Sentence examples for offhand of from inspiring English sources

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We think offhand of only two spots where the Japanese scheme might be practical.

I can think offhand of Bush's "axis of evil" speech in 2002, and Clinton's "save Social Security first" line in 1998, and very little else.

"Funny, when you get right down to it, I can't think offhand of a man who could make you forget me," he says.

And some of them have, for whatever reason, lost it — I can think offhand of several economists, not all of them all that old, of whom it is common to say, "I can't believe that guy wrote those papers".

Can you think offhand of any English couple you know who, faced with that motley crew, wouldn't have given in, refused to serve people drinks, turned somebody out, felt their dignity wounded, or had a bitter quarrel about it afterwards?

I can't think, offhand, of any historic moments that were as drizzly as it was last night, when a small delegation stepped through the gates of the Suvretta House Hotel, and presented themselves to the head of security at Bilderberg.

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Heartbreaking, absurd, deftly drawn, his stories bear out the offhand remark of one of his memorable minor characters, a Burmese golf pro named Tommy.

But Asma Jehangir, the most prominent female lawyer and women's rights advocate in Pakistan, said his offhand dismissal of some of the others was worrying.

However, I was a little dismayed at the offhand dismissal of the work of other fine institutions like Theaterworks/USA.

Although the dress resembled the offhand drapery of Donna Karan or Alber Elbaz of Lanvin, it had an appeal of its own.

Yet for the most part this was something he seemed only intermittently aware of, talking in an offhand way of his "oriental" side.

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