How to Use cupping in a Sentence

cupping

noun
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  • 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
  • Here’s the catch: There’s not very much research to back up the benefits of cupping.
    — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, 27 June 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • After some gentle facial cupping and the application of more potions, my time at 57 Wimpole is done.
    — Catherine Hong, Town & Country, 14 Apr. 2019
  • Lay out the strips, alternating the growth rings to minimize cupping in the top, and number consecutively.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
  • To that end, the business will be offering occasional classes and cuppings (tastings) throughout the year.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
  • According to Cleveland Clinic, cupping is a form of healing therapy some people use to ease pain.
    — Dallas News, 10 May 2022
  • 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
  • Over the next three years, Shuler spent much of his time in Brazil learning about coffee by interning at co-ops, visiting hundreds of farms, and practicing the art of cupping, or coffee tasting.
    — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • His bodyworker has accompanied him to all six Games and also performs cupping and acupuncture.
    — Tess Demeyer, USA TODAY, 30 July 2019
  • In fact, some shops offer cuppings, like wine tastings, to allow drinkers to explore the varying acidity and brightness and hints of blueberry, perhaps, or chocolate.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Take a free cupping class, discover decaffeination methods or taste a flight of espressos (right? amazing!).
    — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 June 2019
  • 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
  • Think of it as the Bay Area’s first coffee education center, with a roasting lab, brewing lab and cupping room to bring you closer to the world’s most ritualistic beverage.
    — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Health: Alternative self-care practices (acupuncture and cupping) will intrigue you.
    — Bethany Heitman, PEOPLE.com, 1 Jan. 2020
  • To maintain safety, Oak Haven and other massage spas have had to take some regular features off the massage table, such as cupping tools, table warmers and extra cushions.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 15 June 2020
  • This treatment, at one of Seattle’s best spas, includes cupping and lymphatic-drainage massage to improve circulation and reduce bloating and swelling, plus 30 minutes in an Infrared Jade Pod to sweat out the last of the toxins.
    — Olivia Hall, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • Luck was involved, sure, but a diet, training and recovery regimen that included acupuncture, cupping, cold tubs and liver shakes helped, too.
    — Kent Somers, azcentral, 7 Mar. 2018

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