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.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
As the guests took their seats for a lunch of lobster salad and tarte tatin, Academy President Janet Yang kicked off the proceedings.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier today on the official Escape From Tarkov social media accounts, the development team at Battlestate Games announced that a new test is being lunched on the Early Test Server (ETS).
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The Green Squad, a student club at P.S. 58 that meets once a month during lunch or recess, joined city officials for the announcement — excited about the solar panels and hoping to inspire more adults to help protect the earth.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
As the guests took their seats for a lunch of lobster salad and tarte tatin, Academy President Janet Yang kicked off the proceedings.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Last night at a London screening of her forthcoming film, Nosferatu, Depp embraced her inner lady who lunches—and her Chanel contract—in a set from the French label’s pre-fall 2024 show.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier today on the official Escape From Tarkov social media accounts, the development team at Battlestate Games announced that a new test is being lunched on the Early Test Server (ETS).
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch. Accessed 23 Dec. 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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