How to Use loose-leaf in a Sentence

loose-leaf

adjective
  • The new shop will also carry loose-leaf tea from Art of Tea.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Sip your choice of 18 different types of loose-leaf tea or a glass of Champagne.
    Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 21 June 2023
  • The cafe also serves small-batch loose-leaf Chinese teas from Tea Drunk, and Taiwanese beer.
    Stephanie Breijostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Afterward, head next door to their British grocery shop to pick up sweets and loose-leaf teas to take home.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a tea chest — like a bar cart, except topped with four glass jars filled with loose-leaf tea bags and stocked with speckled beige mugs.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Both heading and non-heading or loose-leaf lettuces are available.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Another way to avoid plastic from tea is to switch to loose-leaf tea and a plastic-free tea strainer, such as those made from stainless steel.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Making loose-leaf tea is a lot more fun with a tea infuser, and is generally less messy than tea bags.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • Each monthly box comes with enough loose-leaf and bagged tea for over 16 cups plus steeping guidelines and tasting notes for each variety.
    Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Gather your favorite loose-leaf or bagged tea, water, and brew a batch—summer sipping is moments away.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
  • The general rule is about one teaspoon of loose-leaf tea per 1 cup of water; for large quantities, aim for 1 to 1½ ounces of tea per gallon of water.
    Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This easy recipe calls for just six ingredients, including loose-leaf masala chai tea.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The mature audience member’s tea of choice is loose-leaf dandelion.
    Sarah Garfinkel, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
  • It’s made from cast iron and can be put directly on the stove to heat up water and comes with a removable stainless steel infuser inside that holds loose-leaf teas.
    Cai Cramer, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Sip on this: A full espresso menu is also available (try a dirty matcha, which is a matcha latte with a shot of espresso), plus loose-leaf teas and a variety of refreshers.
    Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Each drawer contains an organic and vegan tea in loose-leaf form.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The Kati cup by Tea Forte includes a lid and infuser, allowing for convenient loose-leaf brewing directly in the cup.
    Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Drinking loose-leaf tea is probably the best way to limit your exposure to microplastics.
    Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Each box contains 15 sachets (there is also a loose-leaf version), and at just 67 cents per sachet, this is definitely a great value.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
  • When looking at loose-leaf tea versus bagged tea, there are some considerations.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 June 2023
  • While created for the Four Seasons hotels in the cities listed above, now travelers can indulge in the tastes and aromas of each loose-leaf blend at home during the holiday season.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Dig in: In addition to standard coffee drinks, Hilltop will have seasonal flavors, homemade syrups and a large variety of loose-leaf teas.
    Alexis Clinton, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Researchers also looked at the differences between loose-leaf and commercially bagged tea.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Coffee Grounds and Tea Bags Many gardeners overlook coffee grounds and loose-leaf tea, but these natural items make excellent compost.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
  • On a recent morning, the cafe’s owner, Ham Raz, explained that tourists often ordered loose-leaf tea with their sandwiches, scones and cakes but that British customers typically had coffee.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • This loose-leaf sheet shows a circuit used by Turing in an experiment to measure the cut-off voltage at a triode tube, most likely in connection with the avalanche-effect basic to a multivibrator.
    IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The team heated the solutions to below boiling temperatures and added either loose-leaf tea of various sizes or leaves in different commercial bags.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Expect champagne, premium loose-leaf tea and towers of treats.
    Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • During his time at Dunbar, Tupac arrived most mornings with three thick binders jammed with loose-leaf paper.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • First, traditional tea parties always use loose-leaf tea—never bagged.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025

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