1
: a usually light meal
especially
: one taken in the middle of the day
2
: the food prepared for a 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Jenner was supposed to have lunch with Nicole on the day her body was found, the reality TV matriarch previously told PEOPLE.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
This breakfast and lunch café specializes in freshly baked bread and pastries, and making everything from scratch from fresh local ingredients.
—Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Tea is served in the on-site restaurant, Alhambra, which also offers a European and Mediterranean menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The consumer group has since petitioned the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to remove Lunchables from the federal school lunch program.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Sarah McIntosh, who represents southeast Louisville, said basing busing access on rates of poverty — which are quantified by the number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch — would be irresponsible because those rates fluctuate.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
The final auction of a lunch with Buffett two years ago attracted a record $19 million price that isn’t likely to be matched.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The restaurant keeps slightly bizarre hours, opening at 1 P.M. during the week, a little late for the lunch crowd, and closing most nights at nine.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
Throughout the fall, a rare white raven breakfasted at a McDonald’s and lunched at a Wendy’s in Anchorage, Alaska.
—Ash Adams, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2024
Just hours before signing day for the Class of 1982, UCLA coach Terry Donahue was spotted lunching at the Boll Weevil restaurant 3 miles from the SDSU campus.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
Then, in Episode 3, Percy and his quest-mates, Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri), end up lunching with Medusa (Jessica Parker Kennedy).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
The two leaders met at a northern California country estate, holding talks, lunching and taking a garden stroll designed to show that while the two countries are global competitors, they’re not locked in a winner-take-all faceoff.
—Christopher Bodeen, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
Ladies who lunch circa 1926 in the loggia of Mizner’s Cloister Inn.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
The leaders will lunch with Blinken and the White House's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, after a day of joint and individual meetings.
—USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
During the trip, Mr. Musk also lunched with Bernard Arnault, the founder of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury company and a major advertiser.
—Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 29 June 2023
Noun
Admission also includes breakfast, lunch, opportunity drawings and a gift bag.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Jenner was supposed to have lunch with Nicole on the day her body was found, the reality TV matriarch previously told PEOPLE.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
This breakfast and lunch café specializes in freshly baked bread and pastries, and making everything from scratch from fresh local ingredients.
—Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Tea is served in the on-site restaurant, Alhambra, which also offers a European and Mediterranean menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The consumer group has since petitioned the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to remove Lunchables from the federal school lunch program.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Sarah McIntosh, who represents southeast Louisville, said basing busing access on rates of poverty — which are quantified by the number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch — would be irresponsible because those rates fluctuate.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
The final auction of a lunch with Buffett two years ago attracted a record $19 million price that isn’t likely to be matched.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The restaurant keeps slightly bizarre hours, opening at 1 P.M. during the week, a little late for the lunch crowd, and closing most nights at nine.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Verb
Related content: Meet the real ladies who lunch behind the Feud: Capote Vs.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
Throughout the fall, a rare white raven breakfasted at a McDonald’s and lunched at a Wendy’s in Anchorage, Alaska.
—Ash Adams, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2024
Just hours before signing day for the Class of 1982, UCLA coach Terry Donahue was spotted lunching at the Boll Weevil restaurant 3 miles from the SDSU campus.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
Then, in Episode 3, Percy and his quest-mates, Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri), end up lunching with Medusa (Jessica Parker Kennedy).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
The two leaders met at a northern California country estate, holding talks, lunching and taking a garden stroll designed to show that while the two countries are global competitors, they’re not locked in a winner-take-all faceoff.
—Christopher Bodeen, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
Ladies who lunch circa 1926 in the loggia of Mizner’s Cloister Inn.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
The leaders will lunch with Blinken and the White House's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, after a day of joint and individual meetings.
—USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
During the trip, Mr. Musk also lunched with Bernard Arnault, the founder of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury company and a major advertiser.
—Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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