cupped

Example Sentences

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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

He cupped his ears as jeers rained down from the sold-out Honda Center in Anaheim.

From BBC

The prosecutor said she turned her back to him, and Mr Spencer was said to have put his arms under her arms and cupped her breasts over her clothing.

From BBC

After his verbal attack on Smith, Whittaker cupped his hands as more boos echoed around the arena, though he did share an embrace with Cameron and his team a little later.

From BBC

Fan jeers and a cupped ear - is Postecoglou feeling the friction?

From BBC