lip
Example Sentences
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If the music world is decamping from London again this week, then it needs to "give back to the community", she adds, and not just pay it "lip service".
From BBC
“However, I try to drink as little as possible because it leaves a stain on my lips and doesn’t taste very good.”
Democracy depends on public schools that pay more than lip service to welcoming everyone.
“I think right now at least just kind of keeping a stiff upper lip,” she advised.
From MarketWatch
“And yet whatever came from your lips, Corrie, I am sure it was spoken in love!”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
