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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Zakrzewski bought a machete during his lunch break, took it home and sharpened it before hiding it and a crowbar, according to court records.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
John Leupold remembers walking over on his lunch break.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
The youth will then be taken to tour the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before taking a lunch break.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 June 2025
Claiborne Williams, the marketing manager, shared with me the store’s main customers are office-goers who pop in on their lunch break to grab a quick gift.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
John Leupold remembers walking over on his lunch break.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
The youth will then be taken to tour the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before taking a lunch break.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 June 2025
Claiborne Williams, the marketing manager, shared with me the store’s main customers are office-goers who pop in on their lunch break to grab a quick gift.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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