desultory

Example Sentences

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Outside, in the sun-baked courtyard ringing the building, a few students wandered around desultorily.

From BBC

A widow, she visits her husband’s grave, buys a few eggs on credit at a small grocery and engages in some desultory banter with a group of soldiers.

From New York Times

Even an extended European vacation would seem desultory without an acquaintance with the myths and legends that animate its culture.

From Washington Post

The symphony of noisy New York, reduced for what felt like forever to a desultory hum, seems to be rising in volume every day now.

From Washington Post

Washington has proven that we will not wither in a desultory vacuum of inaction.

From Seattle Times