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

"I've always had authenticity to how I like to operate as a person. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea," said McCullum.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

She had a cup of tea before her and a pad of paper on which she was writing.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt