1.Obviuosly,he said that just to satisfy you. His words were clearly perfunctory to you.
2.Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh. Caroline smiled perfunctorily.
3.He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd. He brushed past and waved perfunctorily at the crowd.
4.Ten years ago the US Center for Disease Control published the first faint warnings of a worldwide epidemic. Ten years ago today, the CDC perfunctorily issued its first warning: a worldwide epidemic could emerge.
5." Not exactly ,sir." temporized Sloan.
"Not exactly, sir." Sloane said perfunctorily.
6.Joana had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's
young wife. Joanna had once or twice perfunctorily helped Graeme's young wife.
7.He has little patience for sloppy work from colleagues. He had little patience for the perfunctory work of his colleagues.
8.Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass wss filled. When the cup was filled, Mitch nodded perfunctorily.
9.This money is barely enough for me to get by (or manage)a few days.
This little money is only enough for me to perfunctory for a few days.
10.This one season cliches ,elaborate too much sadness and happiness.
The clichés of this season are perfunctory too much sadness and happiness.
11.You know I love you baby,but you left me to hang. You know I love you, baby, but you're perfunctory to me.
12.I can't walk you through this right now, I'm afraid.
13.You 're patronizing me and I will not be patronized. You're perfunctory, and I don't want to be perfunctory.
14.They answered my letter proformaly.
They casually replied to me with a perfunctory letter.
15.He kissed her cheeks perfunctorily.
He kissed her perfunctorily on the cheek.
16.Since I gave in my notice I've just been going through the motions,
really. Since I handed in the notice, I've only been perfunctory, really.
17.I want to be your love, not your so-called perfunctory.
I smiled at him vaguely and went inside.
Let me not force my flagging spirit into a poor preparation for thy worship.
She answered him with cold civility.
She politely perfunctorily perfunctorily.
21.He always performs his duty neligently.
