Lip has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The bottom lip is bigger than the top lip. | |
| 2. | The lower lip is bigger than the upper lip. | |
| 3. | There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. | |
| 4. | Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip. | |
| 5. | There's many a slip between the cup and the lip. | |
| 6. | Is management really going to consider our bonus, or was that just lip service? | |
| 7. | Don't pay lip service to me. | |
| 8. | A mustache grows on the upper lip. | |
| 9. | I bit my lip. | |
| 10. | Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired. |