Sentence examples for cursory appearance from inspiring English sources

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His daughter, Christie, who was Playboy's chief executive from 1988 until last year, makes a cursory appearance (and says nothing of interest).

Sitting out the All-Star Game, which is Feb.6 in Toronto, or making only a cursory appearance in the game without pushing himself physically, would give him an extra four days off without missing any action.

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Like an unwilling relative, the sun made the briefest of appearances, the most cursory of shines, no more than it was contractually obliged to.

Mr. Obama, who wrapped his former rival in a full-on hug onstage in Charlotte (their recent joint appearances have featured more cursory bro-hugs), said he should name Mr. Clinton to a new position known as Secretary for Explaining Stuff.

A cursory glance at Donald Trump's public appearances during the 2016 presidential campaign would make you believe that he has giant hands, exceptionally large genitals and the mind-control device from Batman Forever in his basement, which he intends to use to convince the government of Mexico to pay for a wall.

So, at least, the exchange appears on a cursory reading.

"My interest was cursory".

A cursory nod encouraged.

But it's pretty cursory.

Their handshake was cursory.

A cursory search for "let the bodies hit the floor Iraq" on YouTube yields a flood of similar videos, and it made an appearance on HBO's "Generation Kill," a miniseries about reconnaissance Marines in 2003-era Iraq.

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