: 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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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Some people may include protein shakes as part of their weight loss strategy, using them instead of a meal or as a quick snack.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Stone posed for photographers (and snacked on a bucket of popcorn) while wearing a custom red, floor-length Louis Vuitton gown, which had two pockets filled with the treat as well.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Easter is around the corner, and brands are already rolling out their seasonal snack offerings.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Some people may include protein shakes as part of their weight loss strategy, using them instead of a meal or as a quick snack.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Pandas and Tasty Bamboo There are over 1,000 species of bamboo, though pandas only snack on about 25 of them.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Stone posed for photographers (and snacked on a bucket of popcorn) while wearing a custom red, floor-length Louis Vuitton gown, which had two pockets filled with the treat as well.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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