1
: a usually light meal
especially
: one taken in the middle of the day
2
: the food prepared for a lunch
lunched; lunching; lunches
: to eat lunch
: to treat to lunch
luncher
noun
Examples of lunch in a Sentence
Noun
I like to eat a healthy lunch every day.
We took a picnic lunch to the park.
They've brought their own lunches with them.
I had just a sandwich for lunch.
I bought her some lunch.
Verb
She often lunches in the park.
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
After lunch, Governor’s Beach is a prime snorkeling spot, thanks to its calm waters and coral full of tropical fish.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Facing widespread accusations of election fraud, the regime lunched an unprecedented wave of violent crackdowns that landed more than 2,000 people in prison, including opposition politicians, human rights activists and journalists.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Building the living shoreline in Choctawhatchee Bay was supposed to take two days but the Force Blue folks moved 40 tons of rock by hand and finished by midafternoon on the first day, with a break for lunch.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
After lunch, Governor’s Beach is a prime snorkeling spot, thanks to its calm waters and coral full of tropical fish.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Prior to the dance, children lunched on chicken chow mein, egg rolls and rice.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Facing widespread accusations of election fraud, the regime lunched an unprecedented wave of violent crackdowns that landed more than 2,000 people in prison, including opposition politicians, human rights activists and journalists.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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lunch
1 of 2 noun1
: a light meal
especially
: one eaten in the middle of the day
2
: the food prepared for a lunch
lunch
2 of 2 verb
: to eat or treat to lunch
luncher
noun
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