bag lunch
noun
US
: a lunch prepared at home and packed inside a bag or box to be eaten elsewhere
His circle of students grew, and each Tuesday they met to eat bag lunches and talk.—
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The group arrived late and had to scarf down their brown bag lunches in Bryant Park.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
The center’s cook who typically makes hot lunches hadn’t shown up on Friday, resulting in the center only offering bag lunches.
—Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Chattering and animated, the students filed into the exhibit hall carrying tri-fold poster boards and bag lunches.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Plus, these Greek meatballs, along with the yogurt sauce and rice, would be delicious stuffed in pitas for brown bag lunches during the week.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
The center’s cook who typically makes hot lunches hadn’t shown up on Friday, resulting in the center only offering bag lunches.
—Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Chattering and animated, the students filed into the exhibit hall carrying tri-fold poster boards and bag lunches.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Plus, these Greek meatballs, along with the yogurt sauce and rice, would be delicious stuffed in pitas for brown bag lunches during the week.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Bag lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bag%20lunch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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