perfunctory

Example Sentences

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It is preceded by musings that perhaps a king shouldn’t have the absolute powers he does—which felt like a perfunctory contemporary allusion.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The tsunami of complaints suggests that consultation was either perfunctory or they listened to the wrong people," Mr Pearson said.

From BBC

The perfunctory signage and wall text seem to be deliberate: How many visitors want to get bogged down in details, the GEM seems to reason.

From The Wall Street Journal

For his 27 years at the club as player and assistant manager, did John Kennedy deserve a bit more than a perfunctory sentence of farewell from the club upon announcing his exit?

From BBC

It was perfunctory, but after the week the defending champions have had, that's exactly what they needed.

From BBC