Example Sentences
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But the article only passingly acknowledged the social and personal value of study in the humanities — and that, over time, the marginal difference in pay tends to even out.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022
Today’s L.A. map might be passingly familiar to the rancheros of 200 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2021
What makes the tweet even more unfortunate is that the piece itself only passingly mentions Black Panther before quickly segueing back into the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the covers:
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2018
I couldn’t get certain lines out of my head: “I did not consider, even passingly, that I had a choice when it came to surfing. My enchantment would take me where it would.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2016
It appears that investors only have passingly paid attention to my letters, and many have been clinging to various rumors and hearsay in place of analysis or original thought.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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