CURSORY in a Sentence
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Example sentences for CURSORY, such as:
1. He then took a cursory view of the present state of the science and explained many of its elementary terms.
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Meanings and Examples of CURSORY
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cursory
a. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Classic Sentence:
1 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.
2 He then took a cursory view of the present state of the science and explained many of its elementary terms.
3 At every vacant minute he hastened to gather furze-stumps, thorn-tree roots, and other solid materials from the adjacent slopes, hiding them from cursory view.
Example Sentence:
1 Because a cursory examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson, we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more extensive investigation of the fire's cause.