Sentence examples for desultory exchange from inspiring English sources

Except for the occasional desultory exchange of tank and artillery fire, everything seems asleep.

If not, what job could Mr Netanyahu offer him?In Gaza, meanwhile, a desultory exchange of militants' rockets and Israeli bombs goes on, nearly three weeks after Israel and Hamas made their separate ceasefire announcements.

Caesar did participate in a desultory exchange of fire with the leading French ship Trajan but her fire had little effect, while Trajan inflicted much damage to Caesar's rigging and was subsequently able to attack Bellerophon as well, roaming unchecked through the melee developing at the head of the line.

Until Dan and Nicola separated, they were shown apartments by Stewart, for instance, while Dan's days before and after the breakup are spent exchanging desultory chat with Ambrose (Adrian McLoughlin), the barman at a nearby hotel.

A sense of futility consequently envelopes the social gatherings of which the novel consists like a shroud: Afternoon Men ends as it begins, with Atwater and his chum Pringle loafing in a bar and exchanging desultory gossip about mutual friends.

That's right, said another bystander, Robert Jones, 49, who was far from impressed at Mr. Blaine's activities, which included some desultory squat-thrusts and exchanging what appeared to be sign language remarks with a man on the ground.

After years of desultory results, the Buenos Aires stock market has begun the year by soaring26percentnt, easily beating every other stock exchange in the world.

The search became desultory.