rubber stamp

Example Sentences

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Checks on Andrew's trips were given a "rubber stamp", he recalls, rather than any scrutiny.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Andrew Leung, the outgoing president of the legislature, did not agree that the institution had become a rubber stamp.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Few translators, few resources, in the middle of nowhere, a court with a rubber stamp.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

“I would hate that today becomes a rubber stamp for a maintenance plan that says ‘trust us.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

First there came mimeographed letters of commendation, then real letters signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and not with a rubber stamp either.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck