desultory
Example Sentences
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From its desultory beginnings, Random House has grown into a behemoth, one of the industry’s Big Five.
The playfulness of Wohl’s style, while at times informal to the point of desultory, treats the past as an autonomous reality.
From Los Angeles Times
For one of the few exhilarating times in this desultory season, they were truly SC.
From Los Angeles Times
Last night he did an obscure X interview show and seemed desultory and depressed.
From Salon
Biden made a few desultory campaign speeches here and there.
From Salon
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