Hermann Michael conducted a somewhat desultory performance overall.

Until this time my life had been somewhat desultory.

With the emphasis so weighted toward the finale, perhaps it was understandable if the actual beginning of the festival was somewhat desultory, despite the refinement of the performances.

Albert was on the look-out, attending to his duties in a somewhat desultory fashion.

In Ajalvir's somewhat desultory fight - spirits dampened by wet weather and the thought of disappearing profits - an almost 1,000-pound bull named Noriko was the first victim.

They remained there for the next three months, making somewhat desultory efforts to expel the Yankees from Hatteras Island.

The reviewer spendss circa 80 words discussing the actual food, in a somewhat desultory fashion ( the chips were good?)

When the First Peloponnesian War broke out, Sparta was still preoccupied suppressing the helot revolt, hence its involvement was somewhat desultory.

A somewhat desultory action took place on the evening of the 10th.

Rehearsals on the Wednesday were somewhat desultory, because the person most in need of rehearsal was not there.