junk food
noun
1
: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content
2
: something that is appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value
video junk food
Examples of junk food in a Sentence
worrying about kids eating too much junk food
eating too many junk foods
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Waheed blasts 50 Cent and loves junk food; Marie lives a few floors above her mother; and the narrator, who remains nameless, recounts her struggle with bipolar disorder.
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Donald Trump’s criminal defense was fueled by junk food, according to his attorney.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Listen to this article Cannabis users are often stereotyped as lazy couch potatoes satisfying their munchies with junk food.
—Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
Buc-ee's: It’s been called a freeway phenomenon, a temple of roadside junk food, and the Disney World of convenience stores.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Donald Trump’s criminal defense was fueled by junk food, according to his attorney.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Listen to this article Cannabis users are often stereotyped as lazy couch potatoes satisfying their munchies with junk food.
—Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
Buc-ee's: It’s been called a freeway phenomenon, a temple of roadside junk food, and the Disney World of convenience stores.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
See all Example Sentences for junk food
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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