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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Schielke suggests one way leaders can make that happen is to share industry news and articles and have a Q & A or open conversation time in a morning meeting or lunch hour/coffee talk where people can engage and talk about their concerns. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The girls in my middle school would fight in the courtyard during lunch hour over who loved Malcolm-Jamal the most. Sheletta Brundidge, Twin Cities, 25 July 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 There were cars in just about every garage, parked on the street and lined up in driveways, but there was no one in sight as the lunch hour approached on Carefree Lane. Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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