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

"If we are rubber stamp, we will not propose so many comments," Leung said, referring to the approval of a homegrown national security law last year.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

But what was supposed to be a mere rubber stamp has now turned into its possible perpetual shelving.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

“It’s sort of a rubber stamp in most cases.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 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