Impatient and distracted, the Designate spoke in an offhand tone.

Raffa tried for the offhand tone that would disarm suspicion.

That was the last thing I had wanted to say, especially in that silly, offhand tone.

Like you said," Calum added in an offhand tone, "it's rather a lot to explain.

She spoke in an offhand tone; she almost pulled off the casual dismissal.

Instead she gave her opinion in offhand tones.

'Private detectives,' he said in an offhand tone that infuriated her.

He talks about this in the same offhand tone he uses for everything, so it would be easy to miss its significance.

She tilted her head at his offhand tone.

Paul asked about her Catholic elementary school in offhand tones.