lip service
Example Sentences
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The two sides played nice in the heady days of 2025, when the midterms were far enough off in the distance and everyone was willing to pay lip service to Piker’s more exotic ideas.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Kennedy has paid lip service to the value of the MMR vaccine, which combines immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
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
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
Uttered by another laboratory director, these words might sound like lip service, but the record shows that Lawrence vigorously sought opportunities even for his best people.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
