lip

Example Sentences

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Then she curls her lashes and applies mascara and lip gloss.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

You can see it through so many different versions in these different photographs — her hair changes, how she dresses changes, the red lip.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He told the three-judge panel that the court must not pay "lip service" to human rights, adding that the right to criticise state organs is protected by China's constitution.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Also, he noticed, the marketing he saw generally “paid only the visual equivalent of lip service to diversity,” with some exceptions.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

I just give her a slight nod, then look away and bite my lower lip to keep from imploding.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold