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

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

Infantino called the dispute a “storm in a teacup” and said extending the Visit Saudi deal, which started at the men’s World Cup in Qatar, was a discussion that “didn’t lead into a contract.”

From Washington Times

"At the end this discussion didn't lead into a contract," he said, calling the affair "a storm in a teacup."

From BBC

"I felt like I was on the edge of having a breakdown, the smallest thing like smashing a teacup, would feel like a massive disaster and I was on a rollercoaster emotionally."

From BBC