Perfunctory Example Sentences

Perfunctory Example Sentences



Definition:
: characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
: lacking in interest or enthusiasm
: without concern or solicitude; indifferent



Clearly exhausted after a long day on her feet, our server gave us only a perfunctory greeting before taking our drink orders.

He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.

They conducted a perfunctory examination.

He completed the act in a perfunctory manner.

My comments on the others are based on relatively perfunctory examinations of what is on the offer.

It was done in a perfunctory fashion.

The beauty queen waved so often that her greeting was simply perfunctory.

Since I was extremely ill, I was shocked when the doctor only gave me a perfunctory exam.

Because Anne has done the same tasks at work for many years, she does them in a perfunctory way.

When we went out to dinner last night, the bored hostess gave us a perfunctory hello.

While you may see this as a perfunctory job, you are still required to do it correctly!

Happy to be on his own, Tom only made perfunctory phone calls to his parents on holidays.

Since the manager had meetings all day, he only gave me a perfunctory interview.

When I called the office, the receptionist answered the phone in a perfunctory manner.

Kate gave us no more than a perfunctory glance as a greeting.

You should know my initial review is based solely on a perfunctory examination of the project.

If he is not in the mood to give you an interview, he will give you his standard, perfunctory answers.

They said a perfunctory hello to each other and sat down for serious discussion regarding their business.

She gave a perfunctory glance to the dossier, not knowing that she was missing out on recognizing a glaring error.

Perfunctory thank you emails for gifts were sent out to everyone after the party was over.

After showing a perfunctory interest in his ailing health, she quickly moved on to talking about other superfluous things.

What started with a perfunctory handshake at a party has turned into a lifelong friendship.

She received nothing but a cold, perfunctory apology note from her boss for making false allegations on her in front of everybody.

They put in perfunctory effort to mend their damaged relationship just to make their parents feel good.

The inspection was quite perfunctory.

Angela took her seat amid the wondering looks of the people, and the minister went on in a perfunctory way with his prayers and his hymns.

His examination had been perfunctory.

The obligatory inspections were perfunctory.

She said it almost perfunctory and pressed on.

When he did his responses were curt and perfunctory.

His nod to the prior and prioress was so perfunctory as to.

His monologue seemed more perfunctory and less spirited than before.

The young doctor gave me a perfunctory 20 second check by feeling my.

With that perfunctory end to the exchange, he grabbed his son by.

This time the fanfare was quite perfunctory, the voice distinctly cold.

I’ll try the cathedral, Caris said, and with a perfunctory wave she left.

We had a sort of perfunctory supper together, and I think it cheered us all up somewhat.

His telephone did not ring and none of his colleagues said anything other than the perfunctory greeting.


The arrogant student showed only a perfunctory interest in the professor's lecture on microbiology since he'd taken the course before.

In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.