1
: a usually light meal
especially
: one taken in the middle of the day
2
: the food prepared for a lunch
see also out to lunch
lunched; lunching; lunches
: to eat lunch
: to treat to lunch
luncher
noun
Examples of lunch in a Sentence
Noun
I like to eat a healthy lunch every day.
We took a picnic lunch to the park.
They've brought their own lunches with them.
I had just a sandwich for lunch.
I bought her some lunch.
Verb
She often lunches in the park.
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Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Here are the lunch recipes that should be on your rotation next.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 27 Dec. 2025
But longtime customer John Vink, a Silicon Valley engineer who lunched at Willy’s in the South Bay for years, has relaunched the Sunnyvale and San Jose/Blossom Hill restaurants as Empire Armadillo, with barbecue and deli sandwiches.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Hit a museum, a client lunch, a game, then glide back like a person who has figured out adulthood.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Here are the lunch recipes that should be on your rotation next.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
Speaking of Klinger, the marketing whiz was spotted lunching the other day with new St. Paul mayor Kaohly Her, and Cheryl Reeve and Carley Knox of the Lynx at the St. Paul Grill.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 27 Dec. 2025
But longtime customer John Vink, a Silicon Valley engineer who lunched at Willy’s in the South Bay for years, has relaunched the Sunnyvale and San Jose/Blossom Hill restaurants as Empire Armadillo, with barbecue and deli sandwiches.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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lunch
1 of 2 noun1
: a light meal
especially
: one eaten in the middle of the day
2
: the food prepared for a lunch
lunch
2 of 2 verb
: to eat or treat to lunch
luncher
noun
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