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Years ago, the elderly couple next door started to leave me gift bags of items such as tea towels and candy bars.—R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 22 May 2026 They’re covered with tea towels and kitchen clothes.—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026 Promptly dry the pan with a paper towel or lint-free tea towel.—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 May 2026 Four years after the queen’s death, the shop is doing a brisk business in mugs, tea towels and key rings bearing the likeness of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch as the nation marks the centenary of her birth on Tuesday.—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tea towel