tea break

Example Sentences

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When he was rebuffed he said this was "not good strategy" and while being told they would get back to him, said: "Have a tea break while you're at it."

From BBC • May 4, 2025

As a truck rolls out of the Bhutanese bottling plant, operated by Veen Waters India, the 40-some line workers take a tea break along a short row of employee housing.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

The first continues until 10 a.m., pausing for Gandhi and his supporters to have a tea break and lunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Workers were soon taken on again with a 5% pay rise provided they gave up their morning tea break.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2022

We didn’t have our tea break after the first week because tin was becoming scarce and the Captain was short on canned milk.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson