lunch break
noun
: the time when a person stops working or studying to have lunch
had to run errands during his lunch break
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
What did the computer do for his lunch break?
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
The defense showed pictures of Tanner Horner as a child, then the court abruptly took a lunch break.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Randhawa began fulfilling orders herself, sourcing ingredients from local stores and handing off jars in Manhattan parks during her lunch break.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
What did the computer do for his lunch break?
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
The defense showed pictures of Tanner Horner as a child, then the court abruptly took a lunch break.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Randhawa began fulfilling orders herself, sourcing ingredients from local stores and handing off jars in Manhattan parks during her lunch break.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lunch break
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“Lunch break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20break. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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