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?
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Hosting weekend brunch or craving breakfast for dinner?
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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
Later, on the back terrace, where the husband liked to have breakfast in good weather, the wife brought the Times to him as soon as it was delivered; the husband glanced up, smiling at her, clearly remembering nothing of the night.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Admission also includes breakfast, lunch, opportunity drawings and a gift bag.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Tea is served in the on-site restaurant, Alhambra, which also offers a European and Mediterranean menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The district prepares 8,500 meals daily for 7,600 students across 15 school sites — breakfast, lunch and even supper options for youth in after-school sports and activities.
—Adam Beam, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
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
Later, on the back terrace, where the husband liked to have breakfast in good weather, the wife brought the Times to him as soon as it was delivered; the husband glanced up, smiling at her, clearly remembering nothing of the night.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Admission also includes breakfast, lunch, opportunity drawings and a gift bag.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Tea is served in the on-site restaurant, Alhambra, which also offers a European and Mediterranean menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The district prepares 8,500 meals daily for 7,600 students across 15 school sites — breakfast, lunch and even supper options for youth in after-school sports and activities.
—Adam Beam, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakfast. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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