breakfast
noun
break·fast
ˈbrek-fəst 
1
: the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning
2
: the food prepared for a breakfast
eat your breakfast
breakfast
verb
breakfaster
noun
Examples of breakfast in a Sentence
I had pancakes for breakfast.
Did you have breakfast before you left?
Recent Examples on the Web
Menu items, from breakfast platters and burger combos to small bites and salads, are made to order using one grill and one fryer.
—
Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 27 Apr. 2024
Cafe Benelux will be serving a crab and avocado omelette with breakfast potatoes.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
These signifiers are drawn directly from Mr. Emory’s upbringing spending summers in rural Harlem, Ga. — the breakfast table at his mother’s home or his grandfather’s truck filled with watermelons (or his father’s stories of getting shot at by white farmers for stealing watermelons).
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Chick-fil-A breakfast lasts from open until 10:30 a.m.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
Get The Recipe 37 of 42 Easy Huevos Rancheros Bake
Hosting weekend brunch or craving breakfast for dinner?
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Flowers are delightful, breakfast in bed is a real treat and even the aforementioned cuddle coupon would be much appreciated, but the super mother in your life deserves something a bit more…tangible.
—Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
In addition to other, more subtle changes, that meant shifting his focus away from lunch and breakfast and toward dinner.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Saturday morning family breakfasts were an opportunity for Mario to teach his young daughters about science, explaining how chemical reactions turned pancake batter into a meal.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 27 Apr. 2024
Cafe Benelux will be serving a crab and avocado omelette with breakfast potatoes.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
These signifiers are drawn directly from Mr. Emory’s upbringing spending summers in rural Harlem, Ga. — the breakfast table at his mother’s home or his grandfather’s truck filled with watermelons (or his father’s stories of getting shot at by white farmers for stealing watermelons).
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Chick-fil-A breakfast lasts from open until 10:30 a.m.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
Get The Recipe 37 of 42 Easy Huevos Rancheros Bake
Hosting weekend brunch or craving breakfast for dinner?
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Flowers are delightful, breakfast in bed is a real treat and even the aforementioned cuddle coupon would be much appreciated, but the super mother in your life deserves something a bit more…tangible.
—Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
In addition to other, more subtle changes, that meant shifting his focus away from lunch and breakfast and toward dinner.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Saturday morning family breakfasts were an opportunity for Mario to teach his young daughters about science, explaining how chemical reactions turned pancake batter into a meal.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakfast. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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