How to Use working/business lunch in a Sentence

working/business lunch

noun
  • The rise of hybrid work has rewritten business lunch patterns, workers say.
    — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Our favorite business lunch spots have breezy service and excellent food.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Brewster first met Morfit at a business lunch while still married to her then husband.
    — Jane Lacroix, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
  • SushiSamba offers a great business lunch deal and sweeping views across Palm Jumeirah.
    — Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Alternatively, wear them with a solid, black button-down shirt for a business lunch or dinner.
    — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
  • There was an obvious business lunch at a table to my left, and a birthday celebration with friends doing tequila shots to my right.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • Next came a working lunch with inner-circle members from both administrations.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Enter the wonders of patent leather—sophisticated enough for a family or business lunch with ample shine for a night out.
    — Leah Faye Cooper, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Flow from the hotel gym to your working lunch a few urban blocks away to the trail with the following shoes that are designed to be versatile and hardwearing.
    — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Gardner met Strong over a business lunch, the kind of general meeting people like Gardner take hundreds of times a year.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2022
  • But over a working lunch with a handful of ministers and aides, talk turned to preparation for the counteroffensive — how things were going and what was left to be done.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Schedule a business lunch to discuss future plans, and avoid overthinking while preparing a proposal.
    — Essence Lifestyle, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Meghan showed exactly how to style shorts for a business lunch when she was snapped with feminist and friend Gloria Steinem in a white blouse, belted navy shorts, and tan heels.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 20 July 2022
  • After a working lunch, and a quick stroll for the cameras, Xi departed for a banquet at the Hyatt Regency.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Chef Cesare Battisti is a master of the Lombardy classics; the business lunch is very popular with locals.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Green tones, dark wood, mirrors, living plant walls, trompe l'oeil garden, porcelain and silky fabrics create an intimate atmosphere for a business lunch or an intimate dinner.
    — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • City leaders have celebrated the move, welcoming the bustling pedestrian corridor full of shoppers, business lunch meetings and late night party-goers.
    — Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Daily guests range from top executives to assistants, and people outside of the company, too, making the café a buzzing site for connection, coffee and business lunch meetings.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Think elegant plates with just enough flair, served in a space that morphs effortlessly from quiet business lunch to date-night dinner, and why not a party to sounds spun by a live DJ at the weekends.
    — Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • Momi Ramen For more casual business lunch meetings with a twist try the authentic dishes at Momi Ramen.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022
  • During the Covid epidemic the business lunch was effectively eliminated everywhere, and, with so many employees working at home, has still not returned to its former vigor.
    — John Mariani, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Most of the larger events and those that catered to weekday business lunch crowds in areas like downtown San Francisco remain closed due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic, Cohen said.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Later, in private, during a working lunch, Carney would work on setting an agenda to renegotiate the trade relationship and, hopefully, take steps toward reducing the number or rate of tariffs.
    — David Moscrop, Time, 8 May 2025
  • That executive disregarded Kronrad’s concerns about being uncomfortable at the site, then brought him back on another occasion for a business lunch at a restaurant overlooking the site.
    — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021

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