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
Phil Rutherford, a radiological risk expert and corporate consultant, called the delayed notification “unacceptable” but said the San Francisco health department’s letter was “a storm in a teacup” considering the low levels of radioactive material.
From Los Angeles Times
The Seven Teacups Trail, about 4 miles long, is known for its continuous, cascading pools that resemble teacups.
From Los Angeles Times
If two of those incidents are little more than storms in teacups, one is anything but.
From BBC
He could pick teacups off the top of the backboard.
From Los Angeles Times
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