lunch hour
noun
: the time when the people in a school or company eat lunch
He often worked through his lunch hour.
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At lunch hour, a group of regular players arrived, some wearing suits, one wearing a Seattle Seahawks jersey.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Good times to consider are during lunch hour on Friday or mid-week late afternoons.
—Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
During peak lunch hour at old school NYC establishment The Odeon, Maine is connecting dots about the mysteries of his forthcoming album Shirt.
—Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 Sep. 2024
Businesses, protests pick up Activity at Milwaukee Public Market was noticeably busier during the lunch hour compared to the same period Tuesday.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Good times to consider are during lunch hour on Friday or mid-week late afternoons.
—Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
During peak lunch hour at old school NYC establishment The Odeon, Maine is connecting dots about the mysteries of his forthcoming album Shirt.
—Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 Sep. 2024
Businesses, protests pick up Activity at Milwaukee Public Market was noticeably busier during the lunch hour compared to the same period Tuesday.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
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“Lunch hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20hour. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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