: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tim Forster, Bon Appétit, 16 Apr. 2024
The savory snacks were replaced with desserts: fluffy, multicolor madeleines molded into Ts and white chocolate lollipops by the Milanese pastry shop and restaurant Sant Ambroeus.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
But there are basic canned and dried goods, snacks and frozen foods.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Reese's Medals are available now nationwide for a limited time in snack, standard, and king-size packages.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Consumer Reports is suggesting to the USDA due to their findings that the snack kits be removed from the National School Lunch Program.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Local snack entrepreneur Sydney Chasin doesn’t know how to take no for an answer.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
Some shoppers are ditching low-calorie snacks like popcorn for more filling ones, executives have said.
—Jessica Dinapoli, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
There’s an exterior laptop compartment, which holds all of my chargers, a front pocket (and is great for snacks and smaller toiletries), and a large main compartment.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Bronze made an appearance next alongside his mom and sister in a second video as the trio snacked on snow cones while sitting on a bench outside.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Liberty feeds her hungry eaglet The following day Liberty is seen snacking on a piece of fish in her nest.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
Curing the olive gives it the name Castelvetrano, an olive that's designed to be perfect for snacking.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
About 45 people gathered for improv church on Saturday, nursing mocktails and snacking on Pringles as the Rev. Melissa Dunlap talked about prayer.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
For new items, customers can snack on sandwiches such as spicy queso and creamy avocado tomatillo.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Beyond election mechanics, larger issues loom On a chilly night outside a Muslim community center near Charlotte, about a dozen people sat at circular tables under fluorescent lights, snacking on chips and soda.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
For the truth is, Michigan had already been the center of American snacking for decades.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
Noun
Most checkoff boards split the money between advertising and research—the latter of which could include working with food scientists to develop America’s new favorite snack, or funding scientific studies to show off the virtues of peanuts, popcorn, or whatever other food.
—Tim Forster, Bon Appétit, 16 Apr. 2024
The savory snacks were replaced with desserts: fluffy, multicolor madeleines molded into Ts and white chocolate lollipops by the Milanese pastry shop and restaurant Sant Ambroeus.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
But there are basic canned and dried goods, snacks and frozen foods.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Reese's Medals are available now nationwide for a limited time in snack, standard, and king-size packages.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Consumer Reports is suggesting to the USDA due to their findings that the snack kits be removed from the National School Lunch Program.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Local snack entrepreneur Sydney Chasin doesn’t know how to take no for an answer.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
Some shoppers are ditching low-calorie snacks like popcorn for more filling ones, executives have said.
—Jessica Dinapoli, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
There’s an exterior laptop compartment, which holds all of my chargers, a front pocket (and is great for snacks and smaller toiletries), and a large main compartment.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
Olympics fans can snack on a new peanut butter-chocolate candy, Reese's Medals, in the run-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics in July and August.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Bronze made an appearance next alongside his mom and sister in a second video as the trio snacked on snow cones while sitting on a bench outside.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Liberty feeds her hungry eaglet The following day Liberty is seen snacking on a piece of fish in her nest.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
Curing the olive gives it the name Castelvetrano, an olive that's designed to be perfect for snacking.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
About 45 people gathered for improv church on Saturday, nursing mocktails and snacking on Pringles as the Rev. Melissa Dunlap talked about prayer.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
For new items, customers can snack on sandwiches such as spicy queso and creamy avocado tomatillo.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Beyond election mechanics, larger issues loom On a chilly night outside a Muslim community center near Charlotte, about a dozen people sat at circular tables under fluorescent lights, snacking on chips and soda.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
For the truth is, Michigan had already been the center of American snacking for decades.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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