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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Joseph boned up on the decision during the lunch break and learned that ICE agents with a detainer against a defendant were only to take custody of the defendant in the lock-up area of the court.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The family of an Air Force staff sergeant killed while riding his motorcycle on a military base during his lunch break is seeking to revive their lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2025
The contestants can use the time to create content, chat with their fellow competitors, take a lunch break or let loose.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
After the lunch break, defense attorney Brian Steel argued that Combs suffered an extreme childhood trauma when his father was murdered while Combs was three years old.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The family of an Air Force staff sergeant killed while riding his motorcycle on a military base during his lunch break is seeking to revive their lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2025
The contestants can use the time to create content, chat with their fellow competitors, take a lunch break or let loose.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
After the lunch break, defense attorney Brian Steel argued that Combs suffered an extreme childhood trauma when his father was murdered while Combs was three years old.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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 21 Nov. 2025.
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