Sentence examples for A perfunctory from inspiring English sources

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A perfunctory greeting.

A perfunctory internal investigation swiftly fingered Dreyfus, the only Jewish trainee officer on the General Staff.

A perfunctory announcement was issued instead by the traveling White House in Rome late Friday.

Mr. Kramer gave it a perfunctory glance.

Ouellet wrote a perfunctory letter.

Giuliani made not even a perfunctory show of sympathy.

George Bush has pledged support, but in a perfunctory way.

The office did not conduct more than a perfunctory inquiry.

Emer gave her mother a perfunctory kiss and followed them.

Yes, we'll say, if asked, but it's a perfunctory answer.

Andrew has passed 14 years in a perfunctory, taciturn marriage.

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