lunch break
noun
: the time when a person stops working or studying to have lunch
had to run errands during his lunch break
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Allen tells the story of how, on a lunch break, Hanks once ate a French fry off his plate, leaving Allen aghast.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Spend one lunch break a week away from screens.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
On our lunch break, we were given time to wander Paris and observe the city through the lens of our story.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
After a lunch break at Delray Marketplace, the buses headed to Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market in west Boynton at 10066 Lee Road.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Spend one lunch break a week away from screens.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
On our lunch break, we were given time to wander Paris and observe the city through the lens of our story.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
After a lunch break at Delray Marketplace, the buses headed to Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market in west Boynton at 10066 Lee Road.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lunch break
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“Lunch break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20break. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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