OFFHAND in a Sentence

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For OFFHAND, below is one of 16 sentences:
He did not even come to her to give her his usual offhand kiss but stood looking at her, with a grin, a smoking cigar in his hand.

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 Meanings and Examples of OFFHAND
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
offhand
 ad.  without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
Classic Sentence:
1  It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 11 The Dishonesty of an Honest Woman
2  I could not dream of sacrificing it in this offhand fashion.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
3  My friend threw out the information in a very offhand way, but I saw that he cocked his eye at me to see if I had followed his reasoning.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
4  It would never have done to act offhand, at random; the plan had to be carried out skilfully, by degrees.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: I
5  Natasha suddenly shrank into herself and involuntarily assumed an offhand air which alienated Princess Mary still more.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VII
6  Then he took his place in the first row of the stalls and sat down beside Dolokhov, nudging with his elbow in a friendly and offhand way that Dolokhov whom others treated so fawningly.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IX
7  He should be offhand and careless, as other men were.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
8  He did not even come to her to give her his usual offhand kiss but stood looking at her, with a grin, a smoking cigar in his hand.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIV
Example Sentence:
1  She said you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon.
2  I hope I didn't appear offhand with her - it's just that I was in such a hurry.
3  Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
4  Nobody present could give the exact figures of increase in production offhand.
5  He was rather offhand with me.
6  The only answer I can think of offhand is the bond market and those who have an interest in fixed incomes since inflation would be painful for both.
7  "The quicker the sooner," Morgan replied in offhand cowboy way.
8  He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.