five-o'clock tea
Example Sentences
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His newly acquired wealth is not regarded as in itself likely to make him a more congenial dinner-table companion or any more delightful at five-o'clock tea.
From The "Goldfish" by Arthur Cheney Train
If Tobias saw a young woman stop to breathe he came up and reminded her that this wasn't a matinée—they weren't having a party that day nor serving five-o'clock tea.
From Winnie Childs The Shop Girl by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
The limits of five-o'clock tea were far too narrow.
From Vixen, Volume II. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The countess had invited Lady Cambrey to a five-o'clock tea.
From A Mad Love by Charlotte M. Brame
But, a little more is wanted besides five-o’clock tea; and, until it is granted, we will continue to have matrimonial infelicity, marriages “of convenience,” and, no marriages at all!
From She and I, Volume 1 by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson
