junk food
noun
1
: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content
2
: something that is appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value
video junk food
Examples of junk food in a Sentence
worrying about kids eating too much junk food
eating too many junk foods
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At a recent campus campaign stop, Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback dropped some unusual verbiage while inveighing against junk food in school cafeterias.
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Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
More junk food on kids’ plates and worse health outcomes.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Minimize junk food to protect your brain.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Some shows were educational, some were pure, glorious junk food for the mind, and others became cultural touchstones.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
More junk food on kids’ plates and worse health outcomes.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Minimize junk food to protect your brain.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Some shows were educational, some were pure, glorious junk food for the mind, and others became cultural touchstones.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for junk food
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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