cupful

Example Sentences

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On a recent afternoon, Gérald poured less than a cupful of cooking oil into an old water bottle and handed it to a young boy.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

"A simple-minded but perfect way to master the movement is to practice outdoors with half a cupful of dried beans."

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2022

Beat a single egg white, he wrote, and you’ll end up with “a cupful of snowy white foam, a cohesive structure that clings to the bowl when you turn it upside down.”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Players jumped and threw hands skyward, Curry tossing a cupful of water onto a smiling Durant amid it all. 

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2017

She suspected that Judith had invented the irksome procedure just to keep her busy, and in a burst of resentment she poured in the remaining cupful all at once.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare