lip service

Example Sentences

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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

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

Can any of us ever pay more than lip service to peace?

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

We’ve had some changes on campuses, at least lip service being paid to more viewpoint diversity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

She still did lip service to the old ways, while herself nibbling away at forbidden fruit.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez