lunch

noun \ ˈlənch \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: lunch in a Sentence

Definition of lunch

1 : a usually light meal; especially : one taken in the middle of the day

2 : the food prepared for a lunch

— out to lunch

slang : out of touch with reality

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Examples of lunch in a Sentence

I like to eat a healthy lunch every day.
We took a picnic lunch to the park.
They've brought their own lunches with them.
I had just a sandwich for lunch.
I bought her some lunch.

Recent Examples of lunch from the Web

The Russell’s new daytime option is adding new flavor and spice to Pratt Street’s lunch hour.

— leeanne griffin, courant.com, "The Russell Opens Jamaican Grab And Go On Pratt Street," 13 July 2018
Participants can bring a sack lunch to eat at 12:30 p.m., and the library will provide dessert and coffee.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "This Week in Naperville," 13 July 2018
There are also sweets: cinnamon rolls, muffins, pie, cookies and some light lunch options such as a gluten-free frittata and a chicken salad croissant.

— jennie key, Cincinnati.com, "Lots of options: West Siders have eat-out options and more are coming," 13 July 2018
Most of our staff are at the office for about nine hours a day, including lunch, but our office is usually open for 12 hours a day, with most coming either early or late to avoid traffic.

— miamiherald, "CEOs help employees struggling with long commutes," 12 July 2018
Bring a picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join outdoor lunchtime concerts at Cadence Amphitheatre throughout the summer.

— SFChronicle.com, "Kids listings," 12 July 2018
The pastrami dog is on the lunch menu and only nettling the dining room between 11 AM and 9 PM each day.

— mike sula, Chicago Reader, "At 3 Squares Diner there’s a dog that won’t bark," 12 July 2018
The conference informally begins at the crack of dawn Monday, when a few of us cycle 25 miles up and down a mountain, and ends before lunch on Wednesday.

— aaron pressman, Fortune, "Data Sheet—Celebrating Apple's Lucrative Switcheroo," 11 July 2018
Need that post-lunch caffeine and sugar pick-me-up?

— hannah steinkopf-frank, RedEye Chicago, "Grab a cold brew, get a 50-cent glazed doughnut at Stan's Donuts & Coffee," 11 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of lunch

probably short for luncheon

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First Known Use: 1800

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

lunch

verb

Definition of lunch

lunched; lunching; lunches

intransitive verb

: to eat lunch

transitive verb

: to treat to lunch

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luncher

noun

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Examples of lunch in a Sentence

She often lunches in the park.

Recent Examples of lunch from the Web

That might make lunching on locusts more palatable.

— The Economist, "The future of food, served up right here in augmented reality," 7 July 2018
Or, the center differential could have been lunched when it was towed, which would cost thousands of dollars to repair.

— ray magliozzi, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Improperly towing AWD vehicle can cause many problems," 13 July 2018
Her character is a Hollywood housewife: a lady who lunches turned broke divorcée who is suddenly thrust into the work world and must figure out how to be her own woman.

— elizabeth kiefer, Glamour, "Don't Call It a Comeback—Alicia Silverstone Has Been Here All Along," 20 June 2018
Living > Parties ’Tis the season for ladies who lunch to give back.

— Vogue, "The Studio Museum in Harlem Hosts Its Annual Spring Luncheon," 4 May 2018
Three deputies were lunching in the Florida Panhandle area and were first to arrive.

— howard cohen, miamiherald, "'Stop! Or I'll hurl these baked beans at you!' And that's what this Florida deputy did," 5 June 2018
There were sweeping Victorian ruffles and bourgeois tweed lunching suits; granny glasses and piles of Elizabethan curls; ruffles and crosses and disco zebra stripes and sequins and floral sweatshirts.

— vanessa friedman, New York Times, "Gucci Has a Rave in a Cemetery," 31 May 2018
In early 2016, Carreyrou was lunching with a relative of Holmes who would become a source.

— yashar ali, Daily Intelligencer, "The Reporter Who Took Down a Unicorn," 24 May 2018
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the issue of relaxing penalties against ZTE could arise when Trump lunches with senators Tuesday.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Trump's ZTE tweet sows confusion before trade talks with China," 15 May 2018

First Known Use of lunch

1811

in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

LUNCH Defined for English Language Learners

lunch

noun

Definition of lunch for English Language Learners

: a light meal eaten in the middle of the day

lunch

verb

Definition of lunch for English Language Learners

: to eat lunch

LUNCH Defined for Kids

lunch

noun \ ˈlənch \

Definition of lunch for Students

1 : a light meal especially when eaten in the middle of the day

It's time for lunch.

2 : food prepared for lunch

You're eating my lunch!

lunch

verb

Definition of lunch for Students

lunched; lunching

: to eat lunch Let's lunch in the park.

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