Sentence examples for cursory reflection from inspiring English sources

Still, any confusion of aesthetics with morality, the cherished notion that at least the loftiest music is invariably a force for human edification and communication, must fall before even the most cursory reflection on the place of music in the Third Reich.

Norris had, in 1690, attacked Locke's Essay in his Cursory Reflections upon a Book Call'd Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

In the Cursory Reflections, Norris stated that he would soon publish a treatise, in which he would present his own philosophy at length.

Norris' review, entitled Cursory Reflections upon a Book called An Essay concerning Human Understanding, prompted Locke to modify the second edition of the Essay at 2.10.2.

Henin-Hardenne dropped to the court, covered her capped head with both hands and then walked slowly to the net, where Capriati gave her a cursory handshake that was a fitting reflection of her disappointment, but hardly a fitting finish to the match.

"My interest was cursory".

A cursory nod encouraged.

But it's pretty cursory.

Their handshake was cursory.

Contemplative reflection?

For reflection?