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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At lunch hour, Michèle meets her friend Danielle (Joëlle Marlier) outside the school gate.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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 17 Sep. 2025.
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