How to Use tea set in a Sentence

tea set

noun
  • The delicate tea set, the corn husk dolls, the tchotchkes from the Old Country.
    Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Want to use the tea set for a lazy Sunday morning in bed?
    Vogue, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The driver gets a pair of 12.3-inch screens, and the fancier folk riding in back get a tea set.
    Alex Davies, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2018
  • If the sweetest part of the day with your spouse is tea in the morning, this porcelain tea set is sure to melt hearts.
    Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Hawley found the tea set at a London antique show in 1977.
    Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • That, and her life hasn’t always been sunshine and roses and $48 tea sets.
    Anna Silman, The Cut, 5 Feb. 2018
  • And there was a silver tea set carefully arrayed on the floor nearby.
    Josh Yager, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Hi Cindy, Your lovely child’s heirloom tea set is very complete.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 15 July 2021
  • Polspotten’s porcelain tea set to an accent chair from House of Hackney.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
  • In the sweet photo, a toddler Lourd is having a tea party with Reynolds, complete with a pink Minnie Mouse tea set.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Host a late-night poker game, complete with a stylish tea set and dramatic candles.
    WSJ, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Each of them with at most two items in tow as per event rules (exceptions are made for object collections, like tea sets).
    Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • From finding a mask fit for your grandma to a tea set for your teacher, this year’s guide will help make 2020 a little easier.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2020
  • There were valuable items scattered across the dining room floor, including Cathy's purse and a silver tea set.
    Josh Yager, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Your to-do list for the month of May should include three things: Shine the tea set, chill the champers, and make sure your fascinator is still is good condition from 2011.
    Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, 3 May 2018
  • Elaine Swann, founder of the Swann School of Protocol, treasures a small desktop tea set she was gifted by a coworker.
    Jonathan Bender, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The actress' actual bookshelf has been in the family for years, and Condor keeps her mom's childhood tea set on top of it.
    Marie Claire, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Alma and Del, who are best friends and cousins, find an old, perhaps magical, tea set in their abuela’s secondhand store.
    Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • Inside are armchairs, tables with flower vases and a small tea set.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • As Mohamed lamented his fate, two men sat in rickety chairs at a nearby butcher’s shop, cups of tea set up between them.
    Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Also in the living room is a Murano glass tea set from Piaggi.
    New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • The result is a tea set that is supremely sleek and elegant, fitting for a modern home that is not shy of referencing the past.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 14 Aug. 2023
  • That tea set was later given back to the college and became part of a senior tradition, with all seniors being served tea from the set.
    al, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Many of them open as storefronts selling antique tea sets and pottery when the outdoor market is open, which is only on weekends.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2018
  • Their newlywed home now includes some great finds from the souk in Marrakesh, like a vintage rug, traditional tea set, and a set of glassware.
    Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 June 2021
  • The tea set is lovely and mint, dating to the similar period of your Eastlake furniture.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2020
  • In December 2020, a murder suspect stole three pieces of a silver tea set through the window of Fancelli’s modest house.
    Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, 9 May 2021
  • The tea set had represented a step up, a significant expenditure for this man and his wife.
    Bob Greene, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2018
  • Krueger said the store will also have interactive spaces like a play table with wind-up toys, a unicorn tea set and a photo space to take a family snap with a unicorn.
    Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The most juvenile elements—a modern tea set, cutesy animals and puffy corduroy stars pinned to the wall—can easily be swapped out as Maddie ages.
    Alison Van Houten, WSJ, 21 July 2021

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