How to Use cursory in a Sentence

cursory

adjective
Definition of cursorynext
Synonyms for cursorynext
  • The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.
  • Even the most cursory look at the organization's records shows problems.
  • Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.
  • The show is cute – and sometimes cursory, rough around the edges.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2023
  • In any case the review of the results here are cursory at best.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2013
  • The 2018 study was the first of its kind to do more than a cursory look at WNV in ruffed grouse in Wisconsin.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2019
  • But for a cursory look at where to retire in Ohio, check out the list below.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022
  • In this cursory picture, things still look good, but this is far from the whole story.
    — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 26 June 2022
  • But at a cursory glance, its full battlefield appears to be one of the biggest in the genre.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2020
  • The school had drilled for just this sort of emergency, but this was real, not a cursory test run.
    — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 May 2017
  • From a cursory watch, the movie plays as a classic A.I. apocalypse, rise-of-the-machines flick.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2019
  • The Cavs earned a cursory win in Game 4 before a Game 5 loss back at Oracle.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • And any cursory scroll of the platform will likely show you fewer big brand ads.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Still, 18 is worth a cursory spin, for Beck fans and tabloid ambulance chasers alike.
    — Dan Epstein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022
  • From even a cursory fact check, the claim seems dubious.
    — Laura Bradley, HWD, 4 Jan. 2017
  • Then there was a nurse who did a cursory checkup and wrote my name down on a register.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Strip away the cursory Christmas rituals – the TV specials, the lights, the gifts, the music – and what remains is home.
    — Frank T. McAndrew, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • As even a cursory glance at IMDb will tell you, no female writer lasted very long at the show.
    — Stacy Rukeyser, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2017
  • After a cursory check, the nurse determined there were no broken bones and sent Abuha back to his tent at the mine to rest and try to recoup.
    — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2018
  • But even a cursory glance at the news that emanates from the Buddhist world reveals a more sanguinary state of affairs.
    — Amar Diwakar, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Yet to believe he has been mistreated by the NCAA requires only a cursory glance at the case.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2018
  • A cursory examination of the car found no signs of foul play.
    — Samantha Matsumoto, OregonLive.com, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Such a place demanded a conscious look rather than a cursory glance.
    — Farha Mukri, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • In a final test, the researchers did a cursory look at some of the other bacteria the dryers were blowing around.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Even the most-cursory look at their story brings up nagging questions.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2018
  • As a cursory look at Android P, though, this post is probably long enough.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Even a cursory look is a fascinating view of the early days of Apple.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Even a cursory glance at the headlines reveals deep fault lines running through our country.
    — Rabbi Dan Fink, idahostatesman, 30 June 2017
  • At the gatehouse, there was usually a lone soldier on duty who would give my pass a cursory glance.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Cognitive assessments are too cursory to detect the subtleties of MCI.
    — WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023

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