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
Last year, the entrepreneur behind China’s DeepSeek paid lip service to the costly quest for superintelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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
It is not enough to give lip service and to believe in equal pay: there has to be a conversion, from the heart.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
