teacup

Example Sentences

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Your first inclination will be to try to solve it like a puzzle, where you’ll search for the pieces that match, the teacup or bowl you can reassemble.

From Salon

But others here argue that the West has got it all wrong and is misreading South Africa and fretting over what amounts to a storm in a diplomatic teacup.

From BBC

After the ministerial visit, Steve Robertson from the island's community trust told BBC Scotland the row was "a storm in a teacup" but confirmed that the CalMac ferry service did not meet the island's needs.

From BBC

Fur was a recurring motif for the artist, most famously with her 1936 “Object,” a fur-lined teacup, saucer and spoon that became one of Surrealism’s landmark works.

From New York Times

Back at the tea room, Chao lifted her teacup to her lips as light glinted off the silver rings that circled her fingers.

From New York Times