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Recent Examples of lunch
Noun
Attendees can bring a sack lunch or purchase lunch, snacks and warm beverages at the library cafe. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 The President-elect called into a lunch that his son, Kirk and Gor were having in Nuuk on Tuesday. Monica Sager, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Dogs barked, birds chirped, office workers lunched and chatted on nearly every bench. Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 Is Kloss going to be able to make Life a necessity for the ladies who lunch and want to stay in touch? Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunch 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch
Noun
  • At lunch and dinner, sizable burgers — including an Impossible brand vegan burger — will share the stage with soups, salads and sandwiches.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This can look like berries in the morning with breakfast, and at least one cup of vegetables with both lunch and dinner.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Post-game meals are provided as well, leaving breakfast or brunch as the only meal players really need to get for themselves.
    Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Silver Lake’s Cafe Tropical, normally closed for dinner service, offered dinner on Wednesday evening to donate all proceeds to the Los Angeles Fire Department; then, the team made 500 breakfast burritos for LAFD as well.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Big Smile Even the cutie Chi has to convince her mom that there's no bad time to snack on a candy cane.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Go early to get the best selection and make sure to order a couple extra treats, whether a cinnamon roll or an apple Danish, to snack on when those late-afternoon munchies hit.
    Staff Author, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After the supper is over, the crew sticks around to cook the meal again, this time enjoying it together.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Conversation over the supper table was always lively, our mother Mary very much held her own, meanwhile, David was ready with a reference book to look up something that was being disputed.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With life and property of course taking precedent over production and premieres, below are some of the more high-profile Hollywood events scrapped or postponed due to the fires, with the latest being the AFI Awards luncheon.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
  • As plans for January premières, luncheons, and awards shows were upended, we were treated to an almost moralistic spectacle of Tinseltown frivolities colliding with the elemental dictates of Mother Nature.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Burning Blake Alex Boyd Some people would burn Blake to boil tea, if need be.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
  • On the other end of the spectrum, Joly suggests stocking up on smoky lapsang souchong tea, which can mimic whiskey’s boldness.
    Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Far from their early days of generic buffets and predictable itineraries, today's top all-inclusive properties provide everything from bespoke dining experiences and immersive cultural activities to world-class wellness.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Side and accent tables, chests of drawers, buffets, desks, and dining tables are all pieces that stand the test of time and are readily available secondhand.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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