How to Use tea bag in a Sentence

tea bag

noun
  • For some people, tea bags are the key to stink-free shoes.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • When the timer goes off, remove the eggs and tea bags from the saucepan.
    — Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Fruit and veggie peels, eggshells, tea bags, fruit pits, and the like.
    — Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 4 Dec. 2020
  • To make one, add a tea bag to hot water and steep for about three minutes.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • Using the sieve or a large spoon, remove the tea bags and place in the bowl.
    — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Let the tea steep for a few minutes and remove and throw away the tea bags.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Add chai tea bag; cover and let steep 5 minutes.
    — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Remove tea bags from raisins and spoon raisins and some of their syrup over porridge.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The tea bags are also compostable.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Bring a quart of water to a boil, remove it from the heat, and add tea bags.
    — Esquire Editors, Esquire, 11 Sep. 2017
  • In both, too, a guy lies in a bath and soaks, like a tea bag, while chatting to his lover.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Secure a tea bag string around the mug with a band before adding water.
    — Catherine Russell, Bon Appétit, 19 May 2021
  • Then, toss in kitchen scraps such as banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, and tea bags.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Those who want a quick and easy experience can go with pre-packed tea bags.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This is more affordable and comes prepackaged in tea bags.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This looks like setting up snacks, towels, and spa-like bath salts and tea bags for her guests.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The good news is that tea bags can be used in your garden, although loose tea leaves work best.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Let the drink steep for 4 to 5 minutes, then discard the tea bag.
    — M. Carrie Allan, sacbee, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Let steep 5 minutes; discard tea bag.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
  • To work out whether your tea bags are free from plastics, check the packaging.
    — Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Add one chai tea bag, a small pinch of salt, and three demerara sugar cubes.
    — Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Simply replace the chai tea bags with a couple of black tea bags, then add your own spices.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, place water and tea bags in a small saucepan over medium high; bring to a boil.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Discards like olive and cherry pits, bones, and tea bags go to the upper left of the plate.
    — Sarah Solomon, Town & Country, 14 Apr. 2017
  • Simply take a boiling cup of water and dunk in a strainer or a tea bag.
    — Serena Coady, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Then, add the chai—a few chai tea bags steeping in the cider makes a super quick and simple drink.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The fine powder tends to be more expensive than the prepackaged tea bags.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Transfer to a mug and add tea bag, turmeric, ginger, and a pinch of pepper.
    — Joy Bauer, Ms, Woman's Day, 24 Oct. 2018
  • This estimate is based on one mug of water and one tea bag brewed for three to five minutes.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Years ago, a dermatologist told me that the best thing for puffy eyes was moist tea bags.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 18 July 2019

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