desultory

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Desultory teams want The Next Mahomes, but what if there isn’t one?

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2018

Desultory peace talks among representatives of the Russian government, the Moscow-installed Chechen government and General Dudayev were suspended last month after General Anatoly Romanov, commander of all Russian troops, was gravely wounded.

From Time Magazine Archive

Desultory firing was kept up until about 3 p.m., when the Indians made a final assault, which was repulsed in fine style by the troops under command of Major McLaren.

From History of Company E of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment of Volunteer Infantry by Stees, Charles J.

Desultory firing was maintained by the tribesmen all day.

From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Churchill, Winston

Desultory warfare—with but little real result to either side, and only a steady drain on Confederate resources and men—had waged constantly.

From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.