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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The contestants can use the time to create content, chat with their fellow competitors, take a lunch break or let loose.
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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
Court adjourns for lunch The sentencing has adjourned for a lunch break.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For instance, aim to walk 2,000 steps in the morning, 2,000 on your lunch break, and the remaining in the evening.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
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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
Court adjourns for lunch The sentencing has adjourned for a lunch break.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For instance, aim to walk 2,000 steps in the morning, 2,000 on your lunch break, and the remaining in the evening.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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