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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The Week Us, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Gas stations with nothing but junk food and dirty restrooms.
—Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2024
At his trial, his lawyers claimed their client was in the midst of a downward, depressive spiral—apparently evidenced by his consumption of junk food like Twinkies—and unable to premeditate the murders.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Warren Buffett, a celebrated lover of junk food, just bought into a national pizza chain whose shares are trading near their cheapest level of the year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
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The Week Us, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Gas stations with nothing but junk food and dirty restrooms.
—Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2024
At his trial, his lawyers claimed their client was in the midst of a downward, depressive spiral—apparently evidenced by his consumption of junk food like Twinkies—and unable to premeditate the murders.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Warren Buffett, a celebrated lover of junk food, just bought into a national pizza chain whose shares are trading near their cheapest level of the year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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