: 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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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Calpak Luka Duffel The iconic Luka Duffel is my go-to personal item bag for domestic flights because it’s perfectly sized to fit underneath an airplane seat and can hold my in-flight essentials, like headphones, my laptop, a book, a sweater, and snacks.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Nuts can be used straight from the freezer—just let stand at room temperature for a few minutes before snacking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Free snacks and coffee will be provided.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Calpak Luka Duffel The iconic Luka Duffel is my go-to personal item bag for domestic flights because it’s perfectly sized to fit underneath an airplane seat and can hold my in-flight essentials, like headphones, my laptop, a book, a sweater, and snacks.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Instead of eating three traditional meals, more and more of us are snacking throughout the day.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Nuts can be used straight from the freezer—just let stand at room temperature for a few minutes before snacking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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