Examples of 'go through the motions' in a sentence
Meaning of "go through the motions"
go through the motions: This phrase describes the act of doing something because it is expected or required, without genuine interest, emotion, or enthusiasm
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- To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
How to use "go through the motions" in a sentence
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But they go through the motions anyway.
I assume we should strictly go through the motions.
We will go through the motions of arresting you.
They could at least go through the motions.
You go through the motions of guarding her.
We can not just go through the motions.
We go through the motions tonight.
But they have to go through the motions.
We will go through the motions of arrest to sell your cover.
Our job makes us go through the motions.
Go through the motions till we are ready to open the club.
He will want to go through the motions of a hearing.
Go through the motions until the motivation comes back.
They are making her go through the motions.
We simply go through the motions in what is a pale shadow of a parliament.
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And you just want to go through the motions.
I had to go through the motions of buying it back.
So why make them all go through the motions.
We will go through the motions of arresting you to sell your cover.
I did not want to come in and go through the motions.
I can only go through the motions of persistence.
I did not wanna come in and go through the motions.
You just go through the motions now.
You are not paying me to just go through the motions.
They just go through the motions of life.
I did not want to break up and just go through the motions.
How about we go through the motions of sitting at a table.
They would not even pretend to go through the motions.
Sometimes we go through the motions of ministry.
The last vestiges of my professional pride made me go through the motions.
We all gotta go through the motions.
I will continue the rest of the day trying to go through the motions.
Let us just go through the motions.
Go through the motions of increased mutual attraction and heightened senses of touch and taste.
We just need to go through the motions.
They go through the motions that the teacher has scripted for them.
I might as well go through the motions.
Learn to go through the motions until the part becomes perfect and easily performed.
Let yourself be sad and go through the motions.
They can go through the motions and all their information is there.
The opposing lawyers will most likely go through the motions.
At least he used to go through the motions of being a father.
His wife will probably choose but he can go through the motions.
Dont just go through the motions.
They do not depend on a set formula that forces actors simply to go through the motions.
I just have to go through the motions.
A breath of fresh air among the so many bands that just go through the motions.
I will just go through the motions.
So I would go out there onstage and I would just go through the motions.
I could just go through the motions.
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