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Even before her downfall, Holmes drew the media’s attention with her wide, unblinking eyes, bold red lip, deep voice and stilted speech — all of which became parody-ready upon her indictment.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Caroline pays lip service—“Yes, good idea!” she’ll say—but has never committed to it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Though it’s nice of Roberts to pay enough lip service that he’s not totally discounting the best-of-five current series they’re in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Kylie Rolincik, who attended one of the school’s summer programs, recalled one game in which the instructor chose songs for the students to lip sync.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“You made it. I texted to see if you wanted me to pick you up, but you didn’t reply. This wintry mix”—her lip curled—“is supposed to last a few more hours.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The relationship is often described "as close as lips and teeth", a remark first made by China's former leader Mao Zedong.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on Monday when the 2026 Nobel season kicks off.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

To keep the theme going, my colleagues rooted around for some of Slate’s best stories from the mid-aughts midterm year that’s on everyone’s lips.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Although a techno remix of Bruno Mars’ “Marry You” was blasting in the video, the DJ’s lips are seen mouthing, “Will you marry me?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

I pressed my lips against a rising swell of frustration.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

She also lipped out with her final putt, which would have pulled another shot back.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Eventually, Ricardo loses on his final stroke—his ball does “a full wrap around the hole but lipped out”—and Adams wins.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2024

“Even when it kind of lipped, I thought it would lip in. I’m pretty gutted it didn’t go in.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024

Schauffele had a chance for a share of second, but his birdie putt at 18 lipped out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

His savoring, tight- lipped smile and her unsmiling, sullen face.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

The Dodgers already have used 22 pitchers with the calendar lipping into May.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025

He then missed good birdie chances at 13, 14 and 15, also lipping out at 17 as he matched the 2019 36-hole record score of Brooks Koepka at 12 under par.

From BBC ● May 17, 2024

Zhang, who won in her professional debut in New Jersey state a year ago, had a 67 after lipping out on a short birdie putt at No. 18.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024

Matsuyama had the shortest attempt - from 20 feet - and it nearly went in the cup before lipping out.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

They looked like beavers, the water lipping about their chins, yelling.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner