afternoon tea
Example Sentences
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If your schedule allows, don’t miss the hotel’s afternoon tea service, which includes live piano accompaniment and fills up quickly.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The royal couple then went on to meet Donald and Melania Trump at the White House for afternoon tea.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
It’s pinkies up at Wimbledon, as match-goers partake in a traditional British afternoon tea overlooking the courts.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025
Laura, like other "etiquette experts", can teach people - for a fee - how to take afternoon tea, dress and hold a conversation, "like a British person".
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Worst of all was sitting down for afternoon tea, carrying on what she called polite conversation, which, in her estimation, was something every gentleman should be capable of doing.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
