Sentence examples for somewhat perfunctory from inspiring English sources

A somewhat perfunctory offer to include Asquith was declined.

He has even received a (somewhat perfunctory) welcome from Hillary Clinton.

She came across as terse and somewhat perfunctory, recalled several people who were there.

These Lutheran works were long considered somewhat perfunctory and still tend to be overshadowed.

She followed a somewhat perfunctory performance of Benjamin Britten's dreamy "Notturno" with Brahms's "Handel Variations".

While he liked van Gogh's work well enough, Gauguin's self-centered ambition made any appreciation of colleagues somewhat perfunctory.

I receive a single somewhat-more-than-perfunctory hug on my first visit to Sexton's office.

SERVICE Perfunctory.

There's the perfunctory.

The service is perfunctory.

SERVICE -- Charmless and perfunctory.