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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The girls in my middle school would fight in the courtyard during lunch hour over who loved Malcolm-Jamal the most.
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Sheletta Brundidge, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
In his most recent book, Reset, Dan Heath tells the story of a new manufacturing employee who asked why the company always turned off the machines during lunch hour.
—Jo Ilfeld, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Only one passenger survived after the plane crashed onto a medical college hostel during lunch hour, with local media reporting as many as 24 people on the ground were also killed.
—Sudipto Ganguly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Remote workers drift in for a cappuccino and a quiet corner, setting up laptops and staying through the lunch hour.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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Sheletta Brundidge, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
In his most recent book, Reset, Dan Heath tells the story of a new manufacturing employee who asked why the company always turned off the machines during lunch hour.
—Jo Ilfeld, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Only one passenger survived after the plane crashed onto a medical college hostel during lunch hour, with local media reporting as many as 24 people on the ground were also killed.
—Sudipto Ganguly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Remote workers drift in for a cappuccino and a quiet corner, setting up laptops and staying through the lunch hour.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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