teacup

Example Sentences

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The seller promised the “teacup” pig would top out at 40 pounds and sent her on her way.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I thought I was going daft. I thought I might end up wearing a teacup on my head and spouting limerick poems.”

From Literature

Danny was too small to go on the one roller coaster, but at least they got to go on the carousel and teacup ride, where they could spin themselves over and over again.

From Literature

“Yes, I notice small changes. The sugar bowl on the table. That wasn’t there. Those two books that are off the shelf. The teacup next to the chair. I see it clear as day, now.”

From Literature

“Give me two seconds,” she says to us as she whisks by with a huge green teapot and six matching teacups balanced on a tray.

From Literature