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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Rather than pledging to crack down on the people blatantly breaking the law, Newsom’s early reaction had revolved around attacking Trump, paying only brief lip service to condemning the violence.
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Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Based on all my conversations with the company and its customers, Nutanix seems to be one of those vendors that genuinely goes beyond lip service to co-engineer partner solutions that leverage the technologies of both companies for the benefit of customers.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For a musical, and a musical within a musical, that gives lip service to her cultural value, Smash The Musical treats Monroe as a perpetual punchline.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Robbie Nero On the night of the Resist Ball, Lush continued to prove that its charitable commitments aren’t just lip service.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
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Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Based on all my conversations with the company and its customers, Nutanix seems to be one of those vendors that genuinely goes beyond lip service to co-engineer partner solutions that leverage the technologies of both companies for the benefit of customers.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For a musical, and a musical within a musical, that gives lip service to her cultural value, Smash The Musical treats Monroe as a perpetual punchline.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Robbie Nero On the night of the Resist Ball, Lush continued to prove that its charitable commitments aren’t just lip service.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
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 19 Jun. 2025.
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