Sentence examples for Lip service from inspiring English sources

"lip service" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
Example: "She paid lip service to the idea of compromise, but her actions showed that she had no intention of actually considering others' opinions."

Idiom

Lip service.

When people pay lip service to something, they express their respect, but they don't act on their words, so the respect is hollow and empty.

Dictionary

Lip service

noun

Promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention.

  • The candidate gave lip service to fixing the problems, but it is doubtful that he will do much.

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Lip service does not work.

Lip service doesn't pay the bills.

It's lip service.

Just lip service".

No more lip service.

It's not just lip service.

They paid us lip service.

Paying lip service is easy.

"It was all lip service".

"We paid it lip service.

It paid lip service to prudence.

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