: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals
also
: food suitable for snacking
Examples of snack in a Sentence
Noun
He had a snack of chips and dip.
I didn't have time for lunch so I just grabbed a quick snack.
peanuts, potato chips, and other snack foods
Verb
She tries not to snack between meals.
I'll just snack on an apple if I'm hungry.
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Jermont Terry, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Enjoy the chocolate in the candy aisle for snacks, but stick closer to where the flour is stocked for chocolate to bake with.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Kraft was similar, yet not quite as sharp, but editors found that both were perfect for a range of applications, from snacking to melting and beyond.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Instead, the money inmates pay to buy snacks and other items in the commissary covers the cost, something called the inmate welfare account.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Enjoy the chocolate in the candy aisle for snacks, but stick closer to where the flour is stocked for chocolate to bake with.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Some snacked on free food provided by a man who fired up a generator to make hot drinks and toaster-oven pizzas.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Kraft was similar, yet not quite as sharp, but editors found that both were perfect for a range of applications, from snacking to melting and beyond.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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