How to Use cupping in a Sentence

cupping

noun
  • Liquid waste is captured by way of a cupping device and a long tube.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 24 July 2017
  • Help them along with wthn's cupping kit, which will help release tension and heal their aches and pains.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Use three screws in each piece to prevent cupping and to support the weight of the logs [2].
    — Mark Clement, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2020
  • The tree branches have new growth, but the leaves keep curling/cupping and then having some brown tips that are dry and crunchy.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Keep in mind that drift from spray products used on plants on hot or windy days may result in plant injury to your own plants or your neighbors’. Plants may experience distortion, cupping, twisting or death.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 24 June 2019
  • Any signs of disc cupping or thinning can be indicative of glaucoma.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Two of the tell-tale signs that your dog is tired or dehydrated is a low tail and a cupping of the tongue while the dog is panting.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2020
  • But by the end of the cupping process, which lasted only a few minutes, my neck actually felt less tense.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The footbed is wider than your average sandal, with serious arch support and heel cupping built in.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The leaves on his soybeans puckered and curled after they were exposed to dicamba, a problem known as cupping.
    — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Facial cupping can even help with taut wrinkles across the forehead, the suction working to reduce the depth.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2021
  • One form of cupping – wet cupping – involves piercing the skin to bleed the area and remove stagnant blood and toxins.
    — Nicholas B. Tiller, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The fit—a nice cupping heel to keep my foot in place, with an arched midfoot and a wide toe box—married the best of performance and comfort.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 8 June 2020
  • As she was seen using the cupping-style tools, Frankel appeared to bleed after slicing her face with the device.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Take your self-care routine to new heights with this deal on WTHN’s soothing face and body cupping kit.
    — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Position the board with any obvious cupping facing upward, so the board sheds water rather than holding it.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Get serious about coffee by booking a private cupping session.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Here were people who weren’t using antibiotics at all, but instead trying ozone therapy and cupping and bee stings.
    — Kate Fridkis, SELF, 14 Apr. 2021
  • There is no cupping or doing it in front of the mirror; instead his fantasies remain firmly in his imagination.
    — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
  • Face-nailing through the top of the boards—instead of blind-nailing at the tongue edge—can help prevent cupping of the board in the center, keeping the floor flat and even.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2022
  • The next phase of my treatment involved cupping, which is intended to promote blood flow and the movement of lymphatic fluid.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Stone and agave massages, cupping, sound therapy, and even a wine and massage combination make up just a few of the options offered.
    — J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 20 June 2022
  • Deirdre explained that a five-minute cupping session was the equivalent of 20 minutes of deep-tissue massage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Galitzine knows how to touch someone for maximum effect, the gentle-but-firm cupping of Hathaway’s jaw and the smooth caress of her hips.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • His bodyworker has accompanied him to all six Games and also performs cupping and acupuncture.
    — Tess Demeyer, USA TODAY, 30 July 2019
  • To that end, the business will be offering occasional classes and cuppings (tastings) throughout the year.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Facial cupping and cryotherapy face rollers are also included into the treatment.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Lay out the strips, alternating the growth rings to minimize cupping in the top, and number consecutively.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Smoother, more radiant skin is the goal of this treatment’s anti-aging facial, which uses cupping and cryotherapy techniques.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
  • According to Cleveland Clinic, cupping is a form of healing therapy some people use to ease pain.
    — Dallas News, 10 May 2022

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