| One of the best letters in the collection, to Diana Trilling, from 1960, is an offhanded masterwork of criticism. |
| There's another remarkable DVD extra that encapsulates, in an offhanded and utilitarian short film, the power of historical testimony. |
| However, while the ideas expressed in these interviews may lack the benefits of hindsight, they do not come across as offhanded or unstudied. |
| Khrushchev's offhanded remarks occasionally caused massive unrest in the world. |
| The cards were laid on the table by him, and Hop picked them up in an offhanded way. |
| But Lou was jolly and frank and offhanded, while Ruth was painfully shy and reserved, and that was the secret of the whole matter. |
