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 • Mar. 24, 2026

He ended the exchange by holding a finger to his lip and hissing, “Shhhh!”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The underlying message of the video, at least to performers, appears to be: Relax — AI hasn’t figured out how to lip sync properly, much less act.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The inner height of the walls is 7.2 metres and the athletes soar high above the lip of the half-pipe.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

In my peripheral vision Helen bites her lip.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse