lip

Example Sentences

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He told the three-judge panel that the court must not pay "lip service" to human rights, adding that the right to criticise state organs is protected by China's constitution.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"I just want to see my top lip again," he mourns ruefully.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Also, he noticed, the marketing he saw generally “paid only the visual equivalent of lip service to diversity,” with some exceptions.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“Keeping busy,” the singer said — blond hair still spiky, upper lip temporarily unsnarled — at his home in the Hollywood Hills during a break from all the action.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The stubby little hairs above his lip bobbed up and down.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold