tea bag

noun

: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving

Examples of tea bag in a Sentence

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On top of that, tea bags, when exposed to hot water, release microplastics and nanoplastics. Ivan Terzi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Step 3: Place your plant in soil Take a tea bag or similarly sized porous mesh bag and fill it halfway with akadama, also known as bonsai soil. Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025 Edwards says that regular tea bags are unlikely to make an enjoyable second cup of tea, but pyramid tea bags—larger, triangular bags that allow for more water to pass through the tea—may yield a few good cups of tea. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024 Many tea bags contain small amounts of tiny plastic particles called microplastics. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tea bag 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea bag was in 1935

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“Tea bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20bag. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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tea bag

noun
: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving
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