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