sinecure

Example Sentences

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Henry intended to follow previous generations of Adams men into public service; if not the presidency, then the family sinecure in the Foreign Service.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2020

The book was revised at Lake Geneva’s Montreux Palace, where Vladimir and Véra lived after Lolita’s success provided a comfortable sinecure.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2020

Toward the end of our interview, I asked Johnson why he left National Economic Research Associates, where he had a sinecure and where a good future awaited him.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2016

He would either take the aforementioned sinecure at a hedge fund or join a law practice—most likely some combination of both.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2016

But she would: The job was a bit of a sinecure after all; he would not have been offered it in the first place if the editor were not an old friend of hers.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie