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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Judge Beverly Cannone called a midday lunch break around 12:40 p.m.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Judge Arun Subramanian slammed Combs shortly after the jury was excused for a lunch break on Thursday, June 5, admonishing him for attempting to influence jurors.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The cross Prosecutor Brennan was conducting a cross-examination before lunch break that was almost immediately aggressive.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
California Teens on bikes steal from supermarket near USC, hurl homophobic slurs at couple
April 23, 2025
Riverside Unified School District spokesperson Liz Pinney-Muglia told The Times the adults stormed the school during a lunch break and the fight lasted for a few minutes.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Judge Arun Subramanian slammed Combs shortly after the jury was excused for a lunch break on Thursday, June 5, admonishing him for attempting to influence jurors.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The cross Prosecutor Brennan was conducting a cross-examination before lunch break that was almost immediately aggressive.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
California Teens on bikes steal from supermarket near USC, hurl homophobic slurs at couple
April 23, 2025
Riverside Unified School District spokesperson Liz Pinney-Muglia told The Times the adults stormed the school during a lunch break and the fight lasted for a few minutes.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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“Lunch break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20break. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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