Cup has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine, on which were three branches, which by little and little sent out buds, and after the blossoms brought forth ripe grapes: and the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into the cup which I held, and I gave the cup to Pharaoh. | |
| 2. | I kept saying "Let's stop" but she drained cup after cup of wine -- and now, as you can see, she's completely drunk. | |
| 3. | Would you rather have a cup of coffee or a cup of tea? | |
| 4. | The first sip taken from the cup of science turns you into an atheist, but God is waiting for you at the bottom of the cup. | |
| 5. | This is not my cup of tea. It's Tom's cup. | |
| 6. | There was once a man who was the laziest man in all the world. He wouldn't take off his clothes when he went to bed because he didn't want to have to put them on again. He wouldn't raise his cup to his lips but went down and sucked up his tea without carrying the cup. He wouldn't play any sports because he said they made him sweat. And he wouldn't work with his hands for the same reason. | |
| 7. | "Bring me a cup of coffee." "I beg your pardon?" "I want a cup of coffee." "How dare you talk to me like that?" | |
| 8. | To be absolutely sure the Solar Probe Cup would withstand the harsh environment, the Odeillo Solar Furnace—which concentrates the heat of the Sun through 10,000 adjustable mirrors—was used to test the cup against the intense solar emission. | |
| 9. | Tom drank his cup of coffee and also drank Mary's cup of coffee. | |
| 10. | Tom put his cup in the cup holder. |