lunch hour
noun
: the time when the people in a school or company eat lunch
He often worked through his lunch hour.
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In the dance, Barnes plays a library page on her lunch hour who has to deliver five research requests to patrons.
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Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
When the third roommate came home from work during her lunch hour, Gonzales told her not to go into the bathroom.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
On a busy weekday lunch hour, food courts in Toronto’s underground are packed with office workers.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Chen recalled during a recent busy lunch hour at his San Francisco restaurant and bar, China Live, on the edge of the nation’s oldest Chinatown.
—Terry Tang, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
When the third roommate came home from work during her lunch hour, Gonzales told her not to go into the bathroom.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
On a busy weekday lunch hour, food courts in Toronto’s underground are packed with office workers.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Chen recalled during a recent busy lunch hour at his San Francisco restaurant and bar, China Live, on the edge of the nation’s oldest Chinatown.
—Terry Tang, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lunch hour
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“Lunch hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20hour. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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