go through the motions in a sentence

Examples

1. Gailey said Dallas won't go through the motions in the final game against Washington.
2. I have no desire to simply go through the motions.
3. 'There s little for the actors to do other than go through the motions.
4. "I didn't do it to just go through the motions.
5. Without that, I think guys would lose focus and just go through the motions.
6. "We need help, but you can't go through the motions,"
7. We play hard on defense, but we go through the motions on offense sometimes,
8. We had a chance to go through the motions.
9. Republicans will go through the motions of a presidential primary here in California next Tuesday.
10. How could you just go through the motions?