Wondering how to use Sinecure in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as benefice or place.
Sinecure meaning
- A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
- An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
Synonyms of Sinecure
Using Sinecure
- The main meaning on this page is: A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job. | An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
- Useful related words include: benefice, place, billet, spot.
Context around Sinecure
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sinecure
- In this selection, "sinecure" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cushy, revived, suitable, appointments, gerry and offices stand out and add context to how "sinecure" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cushy sinecure and a lucrative sinecure. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sinecure" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sinecure
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Paymaster General Act 1782 ended the post as a lucrative sinecure. (12 words)
Derby had intended to replace Chelmsford once a vacancy in a suitable sinecure developed. (14 words)
It was natural, therefore, that he should choose a sinecure office, and the ease of the Lords. (17 words)
But this same generous nature led him to bestow on his relations the riches they were eager to accumulate; on their behalf, and to the discredit of his pontificate, he revived sinecure offices which had been suppressed by Innocent XI. (40 words)
In this speech, Biden boasts his threat to withhold $1 billion in U.S. loans from Ukraine if they did not agree to fire the prosecutor who happened to be investigating the company giving his son a cushy sinecure. (39 words)
The AG further explained that these “sinecure appointments” can be seen scattered across the public sector by the dozens and will “necessarily have to be terminated” since they placed a “bloat on the public sector wage bill”. (37 words)
Example sentences (10)
The AG further explained that these “sinecure appointments” can be seen scattered across the public sector by the dozens and will “necessarily have to be terminated” since they placed a “bloat on the public sector wage bill”.
In this speech, Biden boasts his threat to withhold $1 billion in U.S. loans from Ukraine if they did not agree to fire the prosecutor who happened to be investigating the company giving his son a cushy sinecure.
Billias, p. 324 At that time the office of vice president was largely a sinecure; Gerry's duties included advancing the administration's agenda in Congress and dispensing patronage positions in New England.
But this same generous nature led him to bestow on his relations the riches they were eager to accumulate; on their behalf, and to the discredit of his pontificate, he revived sinecure offices which had been suppressed by Innocent XI.
Derby had intended to replace Chelmsford once a vacancy in a suitable sinecure developed.
Eddy runs her own PR firm, and Patsy holds a sinecure position at a top British fashion magazine.
It was natural, therefore, that he should choose a sinecure office, and the ease of the Lords.
The Paymaster General Act 1782 ended the post as a lucrative sinecure.
The post was more an ideal than a workable reality, but it survived (mostly as a sinecure ) in the loosely structured Press until the 18th century.
The Princess offered Gautier a sinecure as her librarian in 1868, a position that gave him access to the court of Napoleon III.