After doing a cursory head count, Claire realized that two of the campers were not in their tents.

Any cursory observation of human behavior will demonstrate that no one is absolutely predictable in any given situation.

Because the pawnbroker had made only a cursory assessment of his mother’s jewelry, Scott decided not to accept his offer.

Although the witness was only able to provide a cursory description of the perpetrator, the police sketch artist was able to come up with a reasonable representation.

If the Millers had the foresight to request a cursory evaluation of their home, they would have known that it was not ready to go on the market.

After a cursory examination of the artifacts, the archaeologist realized that he had probably stumbled on the find of the century.

A cursory review of your list of grievances indicates that you probably don’t have a strong case for a civil suit.

While researchers had made a cursory analysis of the side effects of the new formula, they decided that more information was needed before they proposed its acceptance to the FDA.

After taking cursory measurements of the cast members, Amanda was ready to start on making the costumes.

Even though she has made several cursory attempts at learning to speak a foreign language, she has never had the self-discipline to get past the basics.