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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At that moment, a bell rang, signaling the start of the lunch hour.
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Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
For more than 30 years, Russell has volunteered her lunch hour to sing at the chapel.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
However, in Episode 9, Gabriel returns to Paris for an afternoon and spends a lunch hour with Emily that seems designed to give Team Gabriel viewers hope for the couple's future.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
In a portable classroom on the Santa Clara Adult Education campus, Abraham Leza prepares to teach his weekly class just after the Friday lunch hour.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
For more than 30 years, Russell has volunteered her lunch hour to sing at the chapel.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
However, in Episode 9, Gabriel returns to Paris for an afternoon and spends a lunch hour with Emily that seems designed to give Team Gabriel viewers hope for the couple's future.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
In a portable classroom on the Santa Clara Adult Education campus, Abraham Leza prepares to teach his weekly class just after the Friday lunch hour.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2025
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 13 Jan. 2026.
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