How to Use lunch in a Sentence
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After the tour, the train heads back to the cider mill for lunch.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023
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Last week, the impact of the bridge mishap could be seen in the thin walk-in lunch crowds.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
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The event will end with lunch and live music at the sports bar.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
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Martinez warmed up a few tortillas in the kitchen ahead of the lunch rush.
—Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
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Pull the grits out of the fridge about an hour before lunch and pop the ramekins into the oven.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
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Neither had the tourists, who have long stopped for lunch in this city, nestled in the crook of I-91 and I-95.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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Shake wore a red NFL jersey and dark pants for the couple's lunch date.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
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The lunch line here on this day is busier than at the Taco Bell location about a mile away.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
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For a fun lunch while out wine tasting, try F.L.X. Wienery for gourmet hot dogs.
—Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2023
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And, in the process, could open up the most popular lunch spot in Corvallis.
—Bill Oram, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
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And, if my in-laws are anything to go by, the evening repast was a light meal of soup, bread and leftovers from lunch.
—Jamie Schler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Invite a newer teammate for coffee or to join you and the team for lunch.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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Sometimes wives come in for lunch and bring things home for their husbands.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
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Bon appétit with this Amazon find that is perfect for lunch on the go.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
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While her husband went to the mosque for Friday prayer, Zahra made couscous for lunch.
—Sima Diab, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2023
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Touched by her story, Anna gave the woman her lunch and brought her home to rest.
—Will McCarthy, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
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So there are no excuses for not having a healthy lunch.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
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Most recently, a student had $9 and wanted to buy a $5 reward to eat lunch with a friend in the classroom.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
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The waterfront spot is open for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
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Bring a picnic lunch and water shoes and plan to spend the day, or reserve one of the 81 campsites for a weekend getaway.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
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Andrew Dice Clay didn’t expect to find his next Big Shot eating his lunch on the sidewalk.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2024
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The entire operation shuts down each day for an hour and a half each day for a proper lunch.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
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Jones invited The Enquirer to come and lunch on the warden burger with him.
—Erin Glynn cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
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Police say Bryant returned home for lunch and her ex-boyfriend, Justin Wendling, 26, was waiting for her.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
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The dining car, with enough four-top tables to seat 48, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a modest charge.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
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The restaurant keeps slightly bizarre hours, opening at 1 P.M. during the week, a little late for the lunch crowd, and closing most nights at nine.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
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And the leftovers were a fantastic lunch situation the next day.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 1 Sep. 2023
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For lunch: Add 1/2 cup green peas to your salad (4.5 additional grams of fiber).
—Jennifer Fields, Fortune Well, 27 May 2023
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The final auction of a lunch with Buffett two years ago attracted a record $19 million price that isn’t likely to be matched.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
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Tea is served in the on-site restaurant, Alhambra, which also offers a European and Mediterranean menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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Last month, the pair played the part of ladies who lunch.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2020
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The latter is enough to get you through dinner and then lunch the next day.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2021
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The ladies who lunch are what the typical shopper may have been.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2020
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Maybe lunching with his new family in a café on the banks of the Arno, Bruce Wayne style?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 May 2023
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Ladies in hats and white gloves lunched in the tea room, while businessmen met in the male-only grill.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 11 May 2017
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The cafe was where the ladies who lunched could be found gossiping over gimlets.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2019
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Speaking of booze, lunching at the legendary Cloud Nine was a goal that year.
—Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
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And four of the six women Christy had lunched with came down with the same symptoms just a couple of days later.
—Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
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Make breakfast or lunch your big meal out and stay way under 20 bucks.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
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The Tea Room was not just a place where ladies lunched, but a good spot for businessmen’s lunches as well.
—Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2017
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Living > Parties ’Tis the season for ladies who lunch to give back.
—Vogue, 4 May 2018
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The pair spent the day meeting ball boys and girls, lunching at the club, and of course, watching some thrilling tennis matches.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 4 July 2019
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Milliners rejoiced, the mayor spoke, and 750 fashionable ladies (and some brave gents) lunched.
—Jack Yeaton, Town & Country, 23 May 2017
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The two young women shared a lot of the same friends and many of the same interests, and were soon lunching together every week.
—Marcia Moody, Town & Country, 22 July 2018
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As adults, the siblings lunched with their parents at Oxley Road on Sundays.
—Chun Han Wong, WSJ, 14 July 2017
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Trendy cafés full of lunching locals surround the square’s grand statues and buildings.
—Malavika Bhattacharya, National Geographic, 23 July 2019
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Taylor then rose to welcome all the fashionable ladies who would soon be lunching.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2019
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Three deputies were lunching in the Florida Panhandle area and were first to arrive.
—Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 5 June 2018
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For decades, presidents have lunched with network television anchors before the State of the Union to offer a preview of the speech.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2020
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There were also regular updates on Brooke Astor, the late heiress, with whom my mother lunched from time to time—and here the tone of the report shifted.
—Lucy Ives, Vogue, 23 July 2017
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Or, the center differential could have been lunched when it was towed, which would cost thousands of dollars to repair.
—Ray Magliozzi, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2018
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Either that or Lithgow lunched and dined on lasagna and banana splits for a year before filming commenced.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2019
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In the same period, Obama, too, had been trying to suss out Biden’s intentions, at their weekly one-on-one lunches at the White House.
—David Kamp, The Hive, 29 Oct. 2017
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One of their favorite places to practice good manners is lunching at Atlanta's iconic Swan Coach House.
—Nellah McGough, Southern Living, 11 July 2017
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One of their favorite places to practice good manners is lunching at Atlanta's iconic Swan Coach House.
—Nellah McGough, Southern Living, 19 July 2016
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According to Airbnb, guests can expect to be welcomed by master builder Jamie Brerard, who will guide them around the space, and help them build their dream lunches out of bricks.
—Becca Endicott, ELLE Decor, 3 Nov. 2017
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In early 2016, Carreyrou was lunching with a relative of Holmes who would become a source.
—Yashar Ali, Daily Intelligencer, 24 May 2018
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This classic sunhat is perfect for lady who lunches—or the garden partier— amongst us.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 23 June 2023
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Bottom-dwelling on these menus forced us into territory that ladies who lunch might be more familiar with.
—Fox, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2012
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Ladies who lunch now make a beeline for Socius, a new restaurant in Burnham Market that is doing a roaring trade in viognier during the Wednesday rush.
—Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 5 Aug. 2019
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