cursory
Example Sentences
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The man on the door outside only took a cursory look at my ticket from what must have been six feet away.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Several of the chapters, about particle accelerators and fusion reactors, take readers on cursory tours of facilities that have at best a tangential connection to space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
And while a cursory examination of the film might ascribe that attribute to the public’s taste for poorly made, mid-tier trash, that conclusion would be wholly incorrect.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
“But the claim that our country is uniquely aggressive in childhood vaccination collapses under even cursory international comparison,” it concluded.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
I drink water directly from the tap, giving myself a cursory glance in the mirror.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Vocabulary lists containing cursory
Grade 12, List 1
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Make a Run for It: Cur, Curs
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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