How to Use lunch hour in a Sentence

lunch hour

noun
  • The shooting happened in a busy area during the lunch hour.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Any rain that does fall Wednesday should show up after the lunch hour.
    oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • By the time the snow is expected to end around the lunch hour, snowfall totals could be 1 to 3 inches.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Tuesday’s showers will mainly fall after the lunch hour in the metro area.
    oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The pair had left school during lunch hour to pick up Qdoba burrito bowls.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Steady rain is likely to fall through the lunch hour, then Portland should see showers through the afternoon.
    oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2023
  • With the Italian lunch hour whirling around us, we are cradled in a confessional safe haven.
    Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • By the lunch hour clouds are expected to clear, leaving the region with mostly sunny skies.
    oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • The marine layer should substantially thin out from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. then fade further through the lunch hour.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Portland will see spotty showers Friday with much of any rain falling after about the lunch hour.
    oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Monte never took a water break, worked right through lunch hour and was unaffected by the sun beating down overhead.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • At a clothing store in downtown Seattle, a woman approaches the exit during the busy lunch hour.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2023
  • Aside from adding a dash of color to your dining table, one shopper also used them to reduce paper waste during their work lunch hour.
    Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • For some modern pop artists, and a few veterans, nothing beats an album that can be digested during lunch hour.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • The location has also been a popular spot for early voters with workers saying there is usually an increase around the lunch hour.
    Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The National Weather Service says cloud cover left over from a front that passed over the metro area very early Monday morning will continue through the lunch hour before the sun breaks out during the afternoon.
    oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
  • This series will offer live performances during your lunch hour on various dates throughout spring.
    Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Every day, Saban sits at this very table and works through his lunch hour while eating the same exact meal: a salad of iceberg lettuce and cherry tomatoes topped with turkey slices and fat-free honey Dijon dressing.
    Brian O'Keefe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • For roughly 40 years, a group of former University of Cincinnati athletes, mostly from basketball, have converged on a local restaurant in the morning hours for coffee, breakfast and conversation that often leads into the lunch hour.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
  • Suggested antidotes to the worry-anxiety burnout epidemic have been counseling, mindfulness meditation at your desk, deep breathing exercises and awe walks on your lunch hour.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • While steps certainly can be accumulated in dedicated walking sessions, such as a 15-minute walk during lunch hour and another 15-minute walk in the evening, they can also be accumulated in shorter, more frequent bouts of activity.
    Bob Buresh, Fortune Well, 30 Sep. 2023

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