cupped
Example Sentences
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At one point he stuck out his hand to pretend he held the distant band shell in his cupped palm.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Clarke threw his World Cup squad sheet on the table and cupped his ears to the assembled media.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
As she spoke, Lina's face creased and she cupped it in her hands.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
He cupped his chin in his hand and stared glumly around his cabin.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
