She had a suspicion the question wasn't asked out of concern for her health, but rather something else.

At a meeting with the French ambassadors he asked them out of the blue what they would do in his place.

I asked, more out of curiosity than any real need to know.

Houston insisted that he did not ask out of the game.

This was all she asked out of life: to be alone with Webb.

She hadn't expected him to ask, even out of politeness.

I'm not asking for a rabbit out of the hat.

They are asking 1000 people out of the 46 million potential voters.

I asked, more for the talk than out of curiosity.

"Leaf just asked out of the blue why we slept together."