breakfast food
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of breakfast food
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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At the sixth BagelFest, more than 2,000 devotees of New York’s most iconic breakfast food had lined up to try samples and schmears from local favorites and shops as far away as Denmark and Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Crazy name, but man-oh-man, like I told you, I love breakfast food and they close at 2 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Bryan Lowder explains why it’s time to add the breakfast food to your dinner rotation.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2023
Notably, McDonald’s said in its announcement, the jam is the first sauce inspired by breakfast food to hit the company’s U.S. restaurants.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
That morning she didn’t eat breakfast food for breakfast.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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