sinecure

Example Sentences

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And had Sasse wanted a think tank sinecure or some corporate board seats, no one would have protested.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

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

He would either take the aforementioned sinecure at a hedge fund or join a law practice—most likely some combination of both.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2016

He hopes he will do well enough to earn a government job with the police or railways, which reserve slots for successful wrestlers — a sinecure better than uncertain farm life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2016

There is no such position officially, but it sometimes came into existence through necessity, and was the opposite of a sinecure.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles