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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Everyone arrived in their Friday best — with the high schoolers even re-wearing their school prom finest — and sat down for a catered lunch before parting ways.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
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Noun
There’s also a restaurant, Black Canyon Grill, open daily for lunch in summer; open Fridays to Sundays for most of March, April, May, September and October; and closed November to February.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Everyone arrived in their Friday best — with the high schoolers even re-wearing their school prom finest — and sat down for a catered lunch before parting ways.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for lunch
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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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