breakfast food
Americannoun
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
I’ve been intermittent fasting for almost 15 years, so I don’t eat breakfast, but I love breakfast food.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
In the wake of protests over the breakfast food company’s use of artificial dyes, the actor shared her thoughts on the matter.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024
Bryan Lowder explains why it’s time to add the breakfast food to your dinner rotation.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2023
I drew ruddy, billboard-genic children, beside themselves with delight and good health, holding up their empty bowls of breakfast food and pleading, good-naturedly, for more.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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