cup of tea

Example Sentences

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“Doing those songs on tour was really hard,” Beatty says over a cup of tea on a recent afternoon at a Silver Lake diner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Mr. de la Espriella, 47, isn’t every right-of-center voter’s cup of tea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Of course, if soft-boiled eggs aren’t your cup of tea, you can always make them hard-boiled.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Two weeks later, after returning from a Mediterranean cruise, they celebrated Ben's 18th birthday with his favourite meal - macaroni cheese and a cup of tea.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Comforting my body, however, was a completely different cup of tea.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson