sippy cup
noun
sip·py cup
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Definition of sippy cup
: a cup that has a detachable lid with a projecting hole designed to help a young child sip liquid from the cup without spilling it
Examples of sippy cup in a Sentence
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Inside the boy’s sippy cup at the home, authorities discovered residue of oxycodone. — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, "Pa. Mom Killed Son, 2, by Putting Vicodin in Sippy Cup — and Gets 25 to 50 Years in Prison," 9 Aug. 2019 Walmart and Target offer T-shirts, swimsuits, sippy cups and ugly Christmas sweaters covered with it. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, "The NASA logo is having a moment," 19 July 2019 Share your Fork the Patriarchy kale quinoa bowl and your Universal Childcare sippy cup (@lololevine and @audreygelman, feel free to steal that one!). — Lauren Smith Brody, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Invisible Nannies of Instagram," 17 Apr. 2019 Researchers also found fecal matter on more than 25% of the sippy cups tested. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Woman's Day, "Most Sippy Cups and Kids' Bath Toys are Covered in Bacteria, Mold, and Fecal Matter," 14 June 2016 Grab a drink from the bar at the base—served in plastic sippy cups for safety—then prepare for a dizzying experience aboard this sky-skimming Ferris wheel. — Jessica Voelker, Condé Nast Traveler, "Seattle’s Space Needle Unveils Its $100M Renovation," 2 Aug. 2018 Within a year and and a half, the company said, its plastic straws would be replaced with sippy cup-like lids—which, yes, will also be made of plastic. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "Why Starbucks’ Straw Ban Is an Environmental Milestone," 10 July 2018 Late night, guests were transported from the mill to the couple’s villa at the Andaz with sippy cups filled with lilikoi vodkas. — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, "Inside a Greenery-Filled Hawaiian Wedding—Where the Bridesmaids Wore Power Suits," 13 July 2018 The last straw: Get ready for the Starbucks sippy cup. — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: The EPA won't change policy after Pruitt. But it might be more transparent about it.," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sippy cup.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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