tea bag

noun

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

Examples of tea bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Add the sugar, basil and tea bags and stir until the sugar is dissolved. — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Let the tea steep for a few minutes and remove and throw away the tea bags. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

Instead, Nixon says, many crew members brought their own tea bags and used bottled water heated in the galley. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 7 June 2026

Plastic hides in more places than most people realize — from tea bags and coffee pods to food containers, cutting boards and even kitchen sponges. — Ryan Brennan may 11, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tea bag

• airbag
• handbag
• ragtag
• sandbag
• ag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg

Kids Definition

tea bag

noun

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