TEA in a Sentence

Learn TEA from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
259 example sentences for TEA, such as:
1. Tomato soup is my cup of tea.
2. I'd love a cup of tea, please.
3. There are three basic types of tea.
4. Step across and have tea with me tomorrow.
5. I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of TEA
tea
 n.  a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
 n.  a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  With a man of that kind I am always hail-fellow-well-met, and glad to drink a glass of tea with him, or to eat a biscuit.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER III
2  Accordingly he peeped through the chink of the door whence her head had recently protruded, and, on seeing her seated at a tea table, entered and greeted her with a cheerful, kindly smile.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER III
3  Certainly he must have found the situation almost unbearable, in view of the fact that, after deriving inspiration from two glasses of tea not wholly undiluted with rum, Nozdrev was engaged in lying unmercifully.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII
4  Feeling the need of something to do, he ordered tea, and, still marvelling at the strangeness of his position, was about to pour out the beverage when the door opened and Nozdrev made his appearance.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER X
5  The surly Chief Clerk wavered for a while; then ended by inviting Chichikov to tea.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
6  Two hours did he sit over this meal, then poured himself out another cup of the rapidly cooling tea, and walked to the window.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I
7  Then one drinks one's morning tea, and then the bailiff arrives for HIS orders, and then there is fishing to be done, and then one's dinner has to be eaten.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
8  Only one arbour of lilac and acacia had grown fairly well; they sometimes had tea and dinner in it.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
9  Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  He entered into conversation with her at tea; he liked her very much.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
11  A tussle came off that same day at evening tea.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
12  'I said "aristocratic snob,"' replied Bazarov, lazily swallowing a sip of tea.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
13  'I expect tea is ready,' said Madame Odintsov.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
14  After tea, Anna Sergyevna suggested they should go out for a walk; but it began to rain a little, and the whole party, with the exception of the princess, returned to the drawing-room.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
15  The following morning when Madame Odintsov came down to morning tea, Bazarov sat a long while bending over his cup, then suddenly he glanced up at her.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
Example Sentence: (49 in 4 pages)
1  Step across and have tea with me tomorrow.
2  Add the tea leaves and leave to infuse for five minutes.
3  The price includes morning coffee, buffet lunch, and afternoon tea.
4  It is earnestly hoped that you'll attend out tea party.
5  There are three basic types of tea.
6  I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
7  There's nothing like curling up with a mug of tea and a good book.
8  You can buy biscuits, sugar, soap and tea at the grocer's.
9  It is the kind of tea most often served in Chinese restaurants.
10  We reboarded the coach and set off on a magical mystery tour in search of tea.
11  Herbal "tea" is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.
12  After work she relaxed with a cup of tea and the newspaper.
13  Tomato soup is my cup of tea.
14  I think I'll just refresh myself with a cup of tea before I go to meet the children.
15  I'd love a cup of tea, please.