teatime
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One that might be a big change for Markle is that the family opens presents at teatime on Christmas Eve—not Christmas morning, like most of us mere mortals. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Why Meghan Markle Can't Open Presents on Christmas Anymore," 13 Nov. 2018 Whether Churchill came up during the teatime conversation was not disclosed. — Katie Rogers, New York Times, "From Truman to Trump, Queen Elizabeth Has Met 12 U.S. Presidents," 13 July 2018 Grant said during a recent teatime chat with a group of reporters. — Yohana Desta, HWD, "Hugh Grant Gets Comfortable with Controversy in A Very English Scandal," 29 June 2018 There is also a regular weekday teatime at 3 p.m. in the reference room and a monthly happy hour in the Whitridge Room. — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "President Washington, Your Library Books Are Overdue," 13 June 2018 With only one sleep left before her royal wedding, Meghan Markle stepped out with her mother, Doria Ragland, on Friday after teatime with Queen Elizabeth and her husband-to-be Prince Harry. — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, "Meghan Markle and Her Mom Step Out After Tea With Queen Elizabeth," 18 May 2018 Though the dialogue quotes Andreas-Salomé on individualistic topics such as fantasy or narcissism, the film’s style remains tethered to trifling teatimes and the quarrels between those who are not yet lovers. — Teo Bugbee, New York Times, "Review: ‘Lou Andreas-Salomé’ Places a Great Woman in Her Time," 19 Apr. 2018 Time after time with this government, anything agreed at breakfast is being briefed against by lunch and abandoned by teatime. — Washington Post, "Jeremy Corbyn urges a soft Brexit, putting Theresa May in a hard spot," 26 Feb. 2018 Tottenham Hotspur host Everton at temporary home Wembley in Saturday's teatime kick off. — SI.com, "Tottenham vs Everton Match Preview: Previous Meeting, Form, Team News & More," 12 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'teatime.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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