cupped
Example Sentences
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It doesn't want to leave the safety of his cupped hands.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025
Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
Chow cupped a hand around her mouth and shouted, “We love you!”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
She pulled away and cupped Nok's face in her smooth hands.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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