sinecure

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A sixth, Rappcats, offers the occasional pop-up shop to augment its back-office business as the headquarters of Now-Again Records, the music-related imprint Sinecure Books and Madlib's music and merchandise.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2015

Sinecure offices were abolished in the Court of Chancery, and the laws of dower and inheritance were amended.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders by Lord, John

Sinecure situations, created by him, were abolished, and inquiries were instituted which gave him great annoyance.

From The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 by Doheny, Michael

In the morning I went to Graham to ask him to advocate my cause in the Sinecure Committee and defend my interests there.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III by Greville, Charles