: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Enjoy afterparties each night in the lobby, with a DJ playing until the wee hours and free local snacks for that post-festival energy boost.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
This explains why one pepper can be mild enough to snack on, while another can set your mouth ablaze.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Each bus will also feature free Wi-Fi, an onboard bar (with drinks and snacks available for purchase), a toilet, and a separate changing room.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Enjoy afterparties each night in the lobby, with a DJ playing until the wee hours and free local snacks for that post-festival energy boost.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Our parents were up the sand, loose and recumbent, snacking on octopus jerky and reading aloud journal entries my great-great-great-great-grandfather kept as his family traversed the territory to homestead a new life.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
This explains why one pepper can be mild enough to snack on, while another can set your mouth ablaze.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snack
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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