• He tried to get the job done, but it was quite a desultory attempt.

• The conversation turned into a desultory talk after an hour.

A contrite apology might help you to get their support.

We received a contrite call a few days later. \

He was contrite and I found it from his look.

We implore anybody considering flouting the law to refrain from doing so. 

-The Guardian

We Bangalee people flout traffic laws at large when we live in our home country, but we follow all the rules when we land in foreign country.

The plethora of comments has made this news viral

A plethora of  new restaurants has made this spot very crowded. 

• Freelancing is a precarious job that you can’t depend on for your living.

• Thousands of Bangalee people work abroad as construction workers. They are to work in precarious condition without taking safety measures.

People from Bangla community observed Bangla New Year with fervour.

The leader aroused patriotic fervour in the rally. 

Hearing the bad news, I stood there irresolute.

When he started book cover designing, it was sort of new in style and everyone knew him as a maverick. 

The Headmaster harangued the students of class ten for fighting in the last period. 

“Two road diverged in a yellow wood”

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Mr. Latif is a beneficent and venerable old man in the village.

The Padma and the Meghna converge into one near the Bay of Bengal.