: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals
also
: food suitable for snacking
Examples of snack in a Sentence
Noun
He had a snack of chips and dip.
I didn't have time for lunch so I just grabbed a quick snack.
peanuts, potato chips, and other snack foods
Verb
She tries not to snack between meals.
I'll just snack on an apple if I'm hungry.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
This closed-circuit viewing spot at the Boulevard Pool is just above turn 14 and features unlimited snacks and non-alcoholic beverages, with a cash bar and live music available for viewers and partygoers alike.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Baseball isn’t merely amenable to snacking; the game is arranged around it.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Movie-watching snacks have been very big business as Hollywood searches for new revenue streams post-COVID.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
This closed-circuit viewing spot at the Boulevard Pool is just above turn 14 and features unlimited snacks and non-alcoholic beverages, with a cash bar and live music available for viewers and partygoers alike.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
Cardinals, for instance, get their bright red feathers from snacking on berries and seeds that contain naturally occurring pigments called carotenoids.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Baseball isn’t merely amenable to snacking; the game is arranged around it.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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