high tea

Example Sentences

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For my birthday, I just did an afternoon high tea at the Peninsula.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

“We were brought up with the King, we celebrate the King’s birthday with the boys - it’s fun to have high tea and dress up in our best outfits.”

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

And second, whatever you do, please don’t mistake your tea for high tea!

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2024

“You can look at the monarchy from the point of view of high tea and nice outfits and charity,” Alice Mugo, a 34-year-old lawyer in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, said.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

“It’s only three days,” she told Bridge, “but you wouldn’t believe the number of events—we’re playing at the rehearsal dinner, the prewedding cocktail hour, the ceremony, and then—get this—there’s a high tea the day after.”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead