cup - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • tea: The words " Cold cup of tea " might help.
  • coffee: Having a cup of coffee wakes you up instead of putting you to sleep 48.
  • tea/coffee: Afterward, share a cup of tea/coffee at the Station Café .

Converse of object

  • vend: The thin walled EPS cup offers the operator many advantages over alternative vending cups.
  • win: Still think the Czech's will win the cup.
  • drink: Every year we drink 31 billion cups of coffee in the UK!
  • brew: Each infuser brews two cups of tea, or a small pot.

Adjective modifier

  • plastic: We go through hundreds of plastic cups a week, let's think about the environment.
  • disposable: I have worked on 4,000 sets and I have never been offered anything other than a disposable cup.
  • menstrual: The Mooncup is a reusable menstrual cup around two inches long and made from soft silicone rubber.
  • nice: But, of course they couldn't get anything done without a nice cup of tea... !

Modifies a noun

  • tie: No ordinary cup tie either, in fact the Sherpa Van Trophy Northern Final Second Leg.
  • semi-final: The Sandwith Roofing cup semi-finals were both washed out last Monday and will be re-arranged.

Noun used with modifier

  • suction: The last of three temporary radio transmitters attached to the 12-foot whale with suction cups fell off Wednesday.
  • polystyrene: Do not use the thick polystyrene foam drinking cups which are designed to minimize heat loss from hot drinks!
  • espresso: Height Adjustable Coffee Spout A small espresso cup or a big cup for breakfast coffee.
  • coffee: The coffee cup on the secretary's desk starts shaking.
  • league: He managed two goals in his two league cup games that he played in.
  • drinking: Do not use the thick polystyrene foam drinking cups which are designed to minimize heat loss from hot drinks!

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