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Definition of bag lunch

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: a lunch prepared at home and packed inside a bag or box to be eaten elsewhere His circle of students grew, and each Tuesday they met to eat bag lunches and talk.— Elizabeth Hall

— called also box lunch

Examples of bag lunch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The cafe ministry provides free hot and bag lunches, hygiene kits and other outreach to the needy. — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Man killed by a train Tuesday had murdered his family in 1987 and spent years in a mental hospital," 9 Jan. 2020 The Mount Tabor United Methodist Church Women of Cabot serve a free brown-bag lunch at 11 a.m. each Thursday at the church, 4100 Arkansas 89 S. — Aline Mccracken, Arkansas Online, "COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA," 30 Dec. 2019 More than 35 volunteers prepared bagged lunches for the homeless that consisted of a sandwich, a bottle of water, fruit and a granola bar. — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, "Hashtag Lunchbag serves up food and messages for the homeless," 29 Dec. 2019 But brown-bag lunches are often filled with more snacks and junk food than what is offered by meal programs, Cohen said. — Amy Ettinger, Washington Post, "Lunchtime is so short in some public schools, students are going hungry," 26 Aug. 2019 Stick to your budget and save money whenever possible by brown-bagging lunch, using coupons or taking a carpool. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for Aug. 5, 2019: Happy birthday Jesse Williams; Pisces, be discreet," 5 Aug. 2019 Front Door Communities, a ministry to the homeless and needy started by the church, offers bag lunches for the needy four days a week and a drop-in center for women called Lifted Spirits. — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, "After 170 years, First Presbyterian Church of San Jose closes its doors downtown," 1 July 2019 Participants are provided fresh towels, shampoo, soap, razors, shaving cream, socks and bag lunches. — Matthew Pera, The Mercury News, "Sausalito’s free showers for homeless to keep running," 15 June 2019 Please provide a bag lunch and a snack for your camper. — Sarah Bonnette, nola.com, "Artscape: Bernard Mattox’s Friday studio sessions create more than artwork," 5 June 2019

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First Known Use of bag lunch

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bag lunch was in 1895

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23 Jan 2020

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“Bag lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bag%20lunch. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.

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bag lunch

noun

English Language Learners Definition of bag lunch

US : a lunch that is made at home, packed inside a bag or box, and eaten at a job, at school, etc.

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