Cursory Example Sentences

Use cursory in a Sentence

Definition
: rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty

: something done quickly with little attention to detail

: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Synonym: casual, passing, perfunctory


After doing a cursory head count, Claire realized that two of the campers were not in their tents.

Although the witness was only able to provide a cursory description of the perpetrator, the police sketch artist was able to come up with a reasonable representation.

After a cursory examination of the artifacts, the archaeologist realized that he had probably stumbled on the find of the century.

A cursory review of your list of grievances indicates that you probably don’t have a strong case for a civil suit.

While researchers had made a cursory analysis of the side effects of the new formula, they decided that more information was needed before they proposed its acceptance to the FDA.

After taking cursory measurements of the cast members, Amanda was ready to start on making the costumes.

Even though she has made several cursory attempts at learning to speak a foreign language, she has never had the self-discipline to get past the basics.

After a cursory look, she moved on.

He put aside the papers after a cursory study.

Even a cursory glance at the figures will tell you that sales are down this year.

He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.

Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.

Police arrived within minutes and conducted a cursory search of the property.

Even the most cursory glance showed me the crowd did look awfully grand.

After a cursory search the carrier was waved through.

After a cursory examination, he turned to me and said that we must get the boy to hospital quickly.

It would be impossible to find out its true value from a cursory inspection, she said.

Patients and workers alike gave the Governor and his visitors only cursory glances.

He gave it a cursory glance and handed it back.

His arm gave cursory directions as he spoke.

I opened the outer shell and did a cursory inspection.

I GAVE THE ESSAY A CURSORY GLANCE AS I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO READ IT IN DETAIL.

The writer of this story have written some cursory dialogue scenes that ruin the whole narrative.

Our teacher was planing to give us high marks so she prepared a cursory exam paper for us.

Even a prep student can see her mistakes with a cursory glance at her homework.

The proffessor finally accepted her assistant to give cursory parts of the lecture.

The cursory investigation has caused a false accusation.

They may give the women cursory but still costly examinations.