: 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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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
On Wednesday, May 13, Hailey, 29, shared an adorable video on Instagram showing her son Jack, 20 months, feeding her snacks.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
These medications work in part by increasing feelings of fullness and satiety, helping users eat less at meals and snack less frequently.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 14 May 2026
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Noun
Saudi miner Maaden now has 3,500 trucks moving phosphate to the Red Sea, traffic at a UAE port on the Gulf of Oman is70-times the prewar level, and supermarket chain Spinneys drove snacks and baby food overland from the UK to the UAE, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
On Wednesday, May 13, Hailey, 29, shared an adorable video on Instagram showing her son Jack, 20 months, feeding her snacks.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Verb
That means that even when nearly 250 miles above Earth, ISS residents can still snack on fresh fruit and vegetables.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
These medications work in part by increasing feelings of fullness and satiety, helping users eat less at meals and snack less frequently.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 14 May 2026
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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