remark

personal

She felt hurt when her boss made personal remarks about her appearance during the meeting.

closing, concluding

The director made a closing remark about how proud she was of the entire team's hard work.

withdraw

After offending several people at the meeting, she decided to withdraw her earlier remark about the project.

address

She addressed his critical remarks about her presentation during the meeting.

ignore, take no notice of

When my friend made that joke, I decided to ignore his remark and change the subject.

apply to sb/sth

The same safety rules apply to everyone working in our office.

be directed at/to sb

His critical comment was directed at the new employees during the meeting.

suggest sth

His critical remarks suggested that he was unhappy with the project's direction.

provoke sth

His controversial remark provoked a heated debate among the team members.

in a/the ~

During the meeting, she criticized the proposal in a remark that surprised everyone.

~ about/concerning/on

The teacher made several critical remarks about the student's homework assignment.

~ by/from

The criticism by the manager surprised everyone in the meeting yesterday.

~ to

She made an interesting remark to her colleague about the new project plan.

casually, idly

He idly remarked that the coffee tasted better than usual this morning.

on/upon

The teacher remarked on how much the students had improved since last month.

to

Sarah remarked to her friend that the new restaurant in town serves excellent coffee.