tea bag

noun

: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving

Examples of tea bag in a Sentence

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Using chamomile tea bags is the more convenient choice for most people. Johna Burdeos, Health, 10 Feb. 2025 Containing 20 assorted pyramid tea bags, your valentine can choose from varieties such as apricot amaretto and cherry cosmo for her daily tea break. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025 One recent study showed that microwaving nylon tea bags after steeping increased the release of microplastics. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Jan. 2025 The scientists found that some tea bags released approximately 1.2 billion particles of plastic into each drop—or milliliter—of tea when brewed in hot water. Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tea bag

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea bag was in 1935

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“Tea bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20bag. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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tea bag

noun
: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving
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