Sentence examples for a perfunctory overview from inspiring English sources

Hemley gives a perfunctory overview of anthropology's recent preoccupations, but seems resistant to the fact that what currently concerns anthropology is precisely this interrelatedness.

A perfunctory greeting.

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.

"But now you can't just do it in a perfunctory way," he said.

I gave a perfunctory look to every room, then went to the kitchen.

Whoever, exactly, came up with "Josh" conjured more than a perfunctory decoy.