Cupped is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cupped meaning
In the shape of a cup; concave.
Using Cupped
- The main meaning on this page is: In the shape of a cup; concave.
- In the example corpus, cupped often appears in combinations such as: cupped his, cupped her, hand cupped.
Context around Cupped
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cupped
- In this selection, "cupped" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hand, riri, motion, full, palms and side stand out and add context to how "cupped" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hand cupped to his and arm hand cupped. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cupped" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cupped
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Oates expanded her slim white arm, hand cupped. (8 words)
He cupped his ear and encouraged more of it. (9 words)
Kate cupped her bump on numerous occasions to no comment. (10 words)
There was an officer on the ground, and the ground officers kind of hoisting him up, you know, kind of in a military thing where you have your hands cupped, and he’s standing on his hands, and he had both his hands on the edge of the roof. (49 words)
The “valuable” Painted Grey Ware pottery sherds that sat in Swarnkar’s cupped palms are what the ASI hopes will be the key to a question that has baffled scholars, archaeologists and politicians alike – is Purana Qila the site of the city of Indraprastha? (44 words)
Rules related to casino security Players are not supposed to handle the dice with more than one hand (such as shaking them in cupped hands before rolling) nor take the dice past the edge of the table. (37 words)
The “valuable” Painted Grey Ware pottery sherds that sat in Swarnkar’s cupped palms are what the ASI hopes will be the key to a question that has baffled scholars, archaeologists and politicians alike – is Purana Qila the site of the city of Indraprastha? (44 words)
Example sentences (20)
An oiled up Riri cupped her breasts while wearing nothing but chain jewelry, a pair of string bikini bottoms, and a pair of stiletto heels.
He first placed his finger to his lips, then open and closed his right hand in a chattering motion, cupped his right hand to his hear, then plugged both his ears with his index fingers.
The Duke cupped his hand over his mouth as he joked with the former reality star as they clapped along to songs including Barbie Girl.
The hands couldnтАЩt be cupped, the eyes forced shut, but the right palm was still up and in position to pouch the missile.
The lacy number featured a cupped and fitted bodice, and the asymmetrical hemline grazed the top of Cindy’s thighs and lifted to a shorter length up near her hips.
The William and Catherine (Ausrapper) produces white, shallowly cupped, full petalled blooms with regularity throughout the summer.
He spoke with his hand cupped over his face to obscure his identity.
His hands flew up and cupped his right eye, and he doubled over on the ground.
There was an officer on the ground, and the ground officers kind of hoisting him up, you know, kind of in a military thing where you have your hands cupped, and he’s standing on his hands, and he had both his hands on the edge of the roof.
The “valuable” Painted Grey Ware pottery sherds that sat in Swarnkar’s cupped palms are what the ASI hopes will be the key to a question that has baffled scholars, archaeologists and politicians alike – is Purana Qila the site of the city of Indraprastha?
Joel Embiid sank a 3-pointer for a career-high 49 points, flashed a big smile, cupped his ear to get the crowd screaming even louder and did a little dance.
Another woman told jurors Tutin cupped her breast when she was just 12 after asking her to remove her top when she came in to see him over a head cold.
Having halved the hole, he cupped his hand to his ear and "shovelled" twice with his putter as he walked off the green to jeers from the crowd.
Kate cupped her bump on numerous occasions to no comment.
Oates expanded her slim white arm, hand cupped.
Patrick Reed followed his clutch shots with fist pumps, arm waves and a hand cupped to his ear to cajole a home crowd hardly needing more encouragement.
He cupped his ear and encouraged more of it.
Cupped side fins They have the same effect as canted fins but add more of a push-pull effect.
In nature, they might occupy anything from a hollow tree trunk to a cupped leaf.
Rules related to casino security Players are not supposed to handle the dice with more than one hand (such as shaking them in cupped hands before rolling) nor take the dice past the edge of the table.
Common combinations with cupped
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cupped his 6×
- cupped her 3×
- hand cupped 3×
- cupped and 2×
- he cupped 2×