cupped

Example Sentences

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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

Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

Chow cupped a hand around her mouth and shouted, “We love you!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

She reached over and turned the water on in the sink, cupped her hand under the faucet, then slid that hand over Emma’s hair, smoothing down all the stray locks.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix