Cursory

//ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi//

"Cursory" in a Sentence (12 examples)

A cursory examination of his teeth indicated that he had gingivitis.

He gave the material a cursory reading.

I only had a cursory look at it.

Cassidy was relieved when the police officer waved her on after only a cursory glance into her back seat.

A cursory check with music stores in Johannesburg revealed that many stock large selections of her CDs.

cursory glance

A cursory view of the report revealed his egregious errors.

Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.

But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents, and I continued to read with the greatest avidity.

She accepted these terms, and slid off on the near side, though not till he had stolen a cursory kiss.

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I may say that that single cursory examination of this awful travesty on Nature would have proved quite sufficient to my desires had I been a free agent.

The cursory inspection missed several irregularities.

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