Use of perfunctory in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include perfunctory at the start of sentence, perfunctory at the end of sentence and perfunctory in the middle of sentence

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perfunctory at the end of sentence


  1. His smile was perfunctory.
  2. The applause was perfunctory.
  3. Our interest was purely perfunctory.
  4. Ruck, however, agreed that the answer should not be perfunctory.
  5. He made a circuit of the docks and the tidal harbor. The security was perfunctory.
  6. It seems that most chairmen do offer a brief explanation of the tribunal's procedures, though these may be rather perfunctory.

perfunctory in the middle of sentence


  1. She gave him a perfunctory smile.
  2. They only made a perfunctory effort.
  3. She gave the list only a perfunctory glance.
  4. A 6-3 third set lasted only 26 perfunctory minutes.
  5. Rochford did it with an almost perfunctory efficiency.
  6. He is never serious and works in a perfunctory manner.
  7. A perfunctory love lost evolve into black and white color.
  8. George Bush has pledged support, but in a perfunctory way.
  9. Rick is assigned a perfunctory review of the Cindy Liggett case.
  10. His remarks at the swearing - in ranged from the perfunctory to the bizarre.
  11. Thomas's mind seemed to be elsewhere, and there was no perfunctory laugh in return.
  12. Inter-agency activity ranged across a continuum from the perfunctory to the innovative.
  13. I created you concede the fact that I do not have to love again perfunctory explanation.
  14. I could probably live with it, but really this perfunctory business belongs out of sight.
  15. Benstede left with a wink and a perfunctory nod, telling Corbett he hoped to see him again.
  16. The spores do germinate, go through a few perfunctory cell divisions, then give up the ghost.
  17. You put in a coin, a wand twirls, and a brief selection of perfunctory destinies is on offer.
  18. In syllabuses produced to date, only perfunctory attention has been given to cross-curricular themes.
  19. It was a truncated version, delivered with as near to perfunctory efficiency as courtesy would allow.
  20. I found the Sanctus, though essentially vigorous, perfunctory in its lack of subtlety in emphasis and articulation.
  21. She knew they were failures, and he read her disapproval in every perfunctory and unenthusiastic line of her letter.
  22. If the national government had seemed perfunctory in its response to the threats against Baker, it seemed oblivious to his death.
  23. As if playing their roles from an identical script, the men bowed and paid perfunctory respects in phrases punctuated with honorifics.

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