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Meanings of perfunctory kiss in English

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Usage of perfunctory kiss in English
1
Aunt Kate bent over from her tallness and gave her a perfunctory kiss.
The Girls at Mount Morris
2
He gave me a perfunctory kiss on the lips and turned to leave.
Hot six
3
She strode gracefully over to her mother and gave her a perfunctory kiss.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
4
Rowen bent down first and gave his grandfather a perfunctory kiss on the forehead.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
5
He rose and gave her cheek a curt, perfunctory kiss.
Rakes and radishes
6
She called a waitress over and ordered a coffee, then gave Joshua a perfunctory kiss.
The Reality Dysfunction
7
And she had been numb, the perfunctory kiss a gesture on his part that she barely felt.
An impartial witness: a bess crawford mystery
8
This is not the perfunctory kiss with which I am already familiar; it is a deep, determined wound.
The Life of the Spider
9
She kissed him back-a perfunctory kiss.
Children of the Whirlwind
10
Stanwood, much abashed, bent his head toward the blooming young face, and imprinted a perfunctory kiss upon the waiting lips.
Peak and Prairie / From a Colorado Sketch-book
11
With some murmured words, after a little pause, they bestowed a perfunctory kiss upon her unresponsive cheek, and filed out into the rain.
The Market-Place
12
"Oh, but such a cold and perfunctory kiss!"
Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel
13
"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." He took her hand and gave it a perfunctory kiss.
Dreadnought
14
"Weren't for politics, we wouldn't have fought the war." Jeff gave her a perfunctory kiss, then headed out the door.
American empire: blood and iron
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