rubber stamp

Example Sentences

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"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

By the late 1850s, Northerners were equally fed up with the Supreme Court, which under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney was seen as a rubber stamp for slaveholders’ goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

It’s merely a rubber stamp and a whitewash.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2025

The judge in the case, Maryellen Noreika, said she could not "rubber stamp" the agreement.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023

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