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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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Remember, making multiple lunch and dinner reservations for six people is way easier than for 16.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier today on the official Escape From Tarkov social media accounts, the development team at Battlestate Games announced that a new test is being lunched on the Early Test Server (ETS).
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
One public records request from the news outlet produced 38 pages of messages from then-City Councilman Paul Krekorian’s office and contained everything from lunch plans to city business, including the activities of Krekorian and Democratic Mayor Karen Bass.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Remember, making multiple lunch and dinner reservations for six people is way easier than for 16.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
Last night at a London screening of her forthcoming film, Nosferatu, Depp embraced her inner lady who lunches—and her Chanel contract—in a set from the French label’s pre-fall 2024 show.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier today on the official Escape From Tarkov social media accounts, the development team at Battlestate Games announced that a new test is being lunched on the Early Test Server (ETS).
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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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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