21.   At the finish, Taylor shot a quick glance to his right at his rival, and then cupped his hands while dropping to his knees in prayer.

22.   A loon floated serenely just offshore.Cannings, who can converse with both birds and mammals, cupped his hands and called out to it.

23.   Abdul-Rauf stood and cupped his hands in front of his face as he prayed.

24.   Actually, we tried to avoid cupping our hands around our ears to catch the words.

25.   Careful to leave no fingerprints, he cupped his hands beneath the long sleeves of a black shirt.

26.   Cal cupped his hand behind the ear with the hearing aid in it and asked for a repeat.

27.   Cupping one hand inside the other with the fingers of one hand at an angle to the other hand is the most natural position, he said.

28.   Galina Savostyanova cupped her hands as if holding a delicate crystal snifter and half-lowered her eyelids.

29.   Gore said, cupping a hand dramatically to his ear.

30.   He cupped his hands prayerfully and pressed his fingertips to his lips.