sinecure
Example Sentences
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But instead of receiving some cushy sinecure for his sacrifice, he finds himself exiled to Tulsa, Okla. to “plant a flag.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2022
Henry intended to follow previous generations of Adams men into public service; if not the presidency, then the family sinecure in the Foreign Service.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2020
The book was revised at Lake Geneva’s Montreux Palace, where Vladimir and Véra lived after Lolita’s success provided a comfortable sinecure.
From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2020
Global financial stability is worth a lot more than a sinecure.
From Slate • Jan. 8, 2019
But since the then Master of the Mint effectively treated his own post as a sinecure, Newton had a chance to get his hands on the levers of power.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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