31.   He cups his hands to demonstrate the size of its starry white bloom.

32.   He lay propped on a wooden bier, enclosed in glass, his waxy hands cupped on black covers.

33.   He looked at me, cupped a hand over the top of my head, and shook it back and forth, tousling my hair.

34.   He took both my brother and sister and cupped his hand over their faces until they started to gag from lack of air.

35.   Her hands are cupped in prayer.

36.   In the daylight I had to cup my hand to make sure it was working.

37.   In the center panel of her beloved painting is a tinyoman surrounded by birds, one hand cupped to her ear.

38.   In seconds, another woman strides up and cups her hand over his ear.

39.   Little girls cupped their hands around their mouths to amplify their squeals.

40.   Make some room for yourself on a counter, and cup your hand over a piece of dough, like a cage.