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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Prosecutors finished their direct examination of Botner shortly before Thursday's lunch break, and the defense cross-examined her Thursday afternoon before she was dismissed from the witness stand. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Workers on lunch break walk past, oblivious to its historical significance. — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Salomon was out of the house so much that in order for the kids to get time with their dad, Maria would put them in the car and drive to wherever Salomon had parked on his lunch break. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 These historic communities crop up seemingly right out of the trees in the Sierra Nevada foothills, providing the perfect place to stop for a lunch break during a long drive. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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