How to Use lunchtime in a Sentence

lunchtime

noun
  • It was nearly lunchtime when we got there.
  • They enjoyed the lunchtimes they spent together.
  • This is the first of a three-part lunchtime training series.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • At lunchtime, a line of customers formed and the phone kept ringing.
    Imelda García, Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The change to snow is forecast to happen around lunchtime.
    Cameron Fields, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2020
  • As the van made its way through the city at lunchtime, Eddy looked out the window.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
  • So what’s the kid going to do at lunchtime in the cafeteria?
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Think about spending spend your lunchtime in the park, smelling the flowers and watching the birds.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The wait for a table on a weekend evening is long right now; the catch is to go at lunchtime.
    Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Winds will pick up around lunchtime and will last throughout the second half of the day.
    Michelle Apon, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2022
  • By lunchtime, the stock options Omar had bought were down around $7,000 from their peak.
    CNN, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Just plug it in at your desk about an hour before lunchtime.
    Medea Giordano, Wired, 13 July 2022
  • The place fills up at lunchtime with a unique mix of artist types, families and men in trucks.
    Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Around lunchtime, the day’s new memes started coming in.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2020
  • There’s even a sushi take-out window on West 3rd Street that’s open at lunchtime from 11 am to 1 pm.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Sit outside at lunchtime and order the three-course menu du jour.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The rain will be gone by lunchtime with a major warm up for the afternoon.
    Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
  • The Willamette Valley should begin to see any snow turn over to just rain by lunchtime.
    oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2020
  • During lunchtime, the rich girls often skipped the cafeteria and ate under the shade of the trees in the front yard.
    Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Groh called Delta again a week and a half later – on a Tuesday around lunchtime.
    Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021
  • Around lunchtime on Thursday, the restaurant was packed.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2021
  • On Friday at lunchtime, a few dozen people lined up for a meal.
    Ginger Christ, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Try to exercise during the warmest part of the day, around lunchtime, when the sun is at its peak.
    Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The next front will move back into the region from the southwest after about lunchtime.
    oregonlive, 11 Jan. 2023
  • By lunchtime there were long lines for the drive-thru windows at fast food chains that had reopened.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 29 Oct. 2020
  • At lunchtime, Paul Murphy went to Sweetings for a crab sandwich and a glass of white wine.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But by lunchtime, a steady crowd filled most of the tables — many of the customers were road-tripping back north and stopped in town to eat.
    Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The line was so long at Denny’s, one of the few places open, the diner had to turn people away at lunchtime and ran out of ham.
    Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • A bit fancy for a lunchtime outing, but Violet still nailed the look!
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2024
  • State of play: What began as a low-grade storm in the morning strengthened to a Category 5 monster by lunchtime, boasting sustained winds of 180mph.
    Kathryn Varn, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024

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