: 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
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2024
The shelter, located at the Everman Civic Center at 213 North Race Street, is offering snacks, water, disaster assistance, a dinner meal and other resources, WFAA reported.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
As Patrick lopes through the film intruding into people’s space with his strength and his shameless habit of stealing their snacks (and dropping his shorts), Guadagnino over-indulges in close-ups of O’Connor scrunching up his mouth in a put-on smirk.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In the early days of Knott’s, customers, primarily Los Angeles-area residents, would stop by en route to the Pacific Ocean during the summer months to purchase pie or boysenberries to take with them for snacks on the beach.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
Expect snacks to pair with your wine like charcuterie and popcorn.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Apr. 2024
There’s a stylist, her management, and caterers standing next to a table filled with snacks and ginger shots.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Most checkoff boards split the money between advertising and research—the latter of which could include working with food scientists to develop America’s new favorite snack, or funding scientific studies to show off the virtues of peanuts, popcorn, or whatever other food.
—Tim Forster, Bon Appétit, 16 Apr. 2024
The savory snacks were replaced with desserts: fluffy, multicolor madeleines molded into Ts and white chocolate lollipops by the Milanese pastry shop and restaurant Sant Ambroeus.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, sea otters may snack on crabs, snails, urchins, clams, mussels and abalone, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Carota is the Italian word for carrot, Sinner has red hair, and was once seen snacking on a carrot during a changeover.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
But in the meantime, snacking in every shape and form will reign supreme.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024
Olympics fans can snack on a new peanut butter-chocolate candy, Reese's Medals, in the run-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics in July and August.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Bronze made an appearance next alongside his mom and sister in a second video as the trio snacked on snow cones while sitting on a bench outside.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Liberty feeds her hungry eaglet The following day Liberty is seen snacking on a piece of fish in her nest.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
Curing the olive gives it the name Castelvetrano, an olive that's designed to be perfect for snacking.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
Noun
In addition to an eat-in chef’s kitchen and a summer kitchen decked out with premium-grade appliances, there’s an ample formal dining room and several patios for alfresco snacks and meals.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2024
The shelter, located at the Everman Civic Center at 213 North Race Street, is offering snacks, water, disaster assistance, a dinner meal and other resources, WFAA reported.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
As Patrick lopes through the film intruding into people’s space with his strength and his shameless habit of stealing their snacks (and dropping his shorts), Guadagnino over-indulges in close-ups of O’Connor scrunching up his mouth in a put-on smirk.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In the early days of Knott’s, customers, primarily Los Angeles-area residents, would stop by en route to the Pacific Ocean during the summer months to purchase pie or boysenberries to take with them for snacks on the beach.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
Expect snacks to pair with your wine like charcuterie and popcorn.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Apr. 2024
There’s a stylist, her management, and caterers standing next to a table filled with snacks and ginger shots.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Most checkoff boards split the money between advertising and research—the latter of which could include working with food scientists to develop America’s new favorite snack, or funding scientific studies to show off the virtues of peanuts, popcorn, or whatever other food.
—Tim Forster, Bon Appétit, 16 Apr. 2024
The savory snacks were replaced with desserts: fluffy, multicolor madeleines molded into Ts and white chocolate lollipops by the Milanese pastry shop and restaurant Sant Ambroeus.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Feed bags sat on the floor with detritus all around, and a note in a lab journal indicated that pest rodents had been observed snacking on it.
—Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, sea otters may snack on crabs, snails, urchins, clams, mussels and abalone, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Carota is the Italian word for carrot, Sinner has red hair, and was once seen snacking on a carrot during a changeover.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
But in the meantime, snacking in every shape and form will reign supreme.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024
Olympics fans can snack on a new peanut butter-chocolate candy, Reese's Medals, in the run-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics in July and August.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
Bronze made an appearance next alongside his mom and sister in a second video as the trio snacked on snow cones while sitting on a bench outside.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Liberty feeds her hungry eaglet The following day Liberty is seen snacking on a piece of fish in her nest.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
Curing the olive gives it the name Castelvetrano, an olive that's designed to be perfect for snacking.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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