lip service
noun
: an avowal of advocacy, adherence, or allegiance expressed in words but not backed by deeds
—usually used with pay
Examples of lip service in a Sentence
She paid lip service to blue-collar workers, but she did nothing to help them.
So far all we've gotten from him is lip service.
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Some commanders paid lip service to the agreement, the soldiers said, while privately voicing desire for the war in Gaza to continue.
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
To Diaz, the assistance looked more like lip service.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
That, however, could merely be lip service talking around the inevitable reality that is Anunoby’s importance to the Knicks’ success on both ends of the floor.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Continue reading … NATION ON EDGE — Stephen A Smith rips 'lip service' on civility after being at WHCA Dinner shooting.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
To Diaz, the assistance looked more like lip service.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
That, however, could merely be lip service talking around the inevitable reality that is Anunoby’s importance to the Knicks’ success on both ends of the floor.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Continue reading … NATION ON EDGE — Stephen A Smith rips 'lip service' on civility after being at WHCA Dinner shooting.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lip service
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“Lip service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lip%20service. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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