bag lunch

noun

Definition of bag lunch

US

: 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 Cleveland Indians historian Jeremy Feador will speak at a virtual brown-bag lunch program via Massillon Museum. — Marc Bona, cleveland, "Cleveland Indians team history focus of free virtual program," 5 Mar. 2021 At Kids Club All Day, which runs Aug. 17 to Sept. 4, children from kindergarten through fifth grade will bring their own tablet or device, a schedule of daily assignments, all distance learning instructions and a bag lunch. — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, "The coronavirus means San Antonio parents have to make choices this fall — and some have more options than others," 9 Aug. 2020 Each set of three 7-inch square zippered bags contains an assortment of colors and patterns that put a brown bag lunch to shame. — Popular Science, "Reusable sandwich bags and wraps for eco-friendly eats," 12 June 2020 The Hotel Revival, a 107-room hotel in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, has ramped up its community outreach, offering free rooms, rent-free spaces for local food suppliers and bagged lunches for medical staff. — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, "How This Baltimore Hotel Is Helping Small Businesses, First Responders During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Video)," 9 Apr. 2020 And instead of hot meals, clients were being served bagged lunches. — John D'anna, azcentral, "At St. Vincent de Paul, social distancing doesn't mean homeless people will go hungry," 19 Mar. 2020 Participants can either bring a bag lunch or order a box lunch which will be delivered to the group before departing for the museum. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 4 Nov. 2019 This neighborhood in Severna Park, Maryland is feeling a strong sense of community from a mystery mom who leaves bagged lunches outside a busy roundabout. — James Barrett, Redbook, "Good News and Inspiring Stories From the Pandemic to Lift Your Spirits," 6 Apr. 2020 Oakland County Baldwin Center, in Pontiac, will provide bag lunches 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, "Metro Detroit: Where to get free food during the coronavirus crises," 16 Mar. 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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