lunch hour

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noun

Also called: lunch break a break in the middle of the working day, usually of one hour, during which lunch may be eaten

Also called: lunch time the time at which lunch is usually eaten

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Words nearby lunch hour

luncheon club, luncheonette, luncheon meat, luncheon voucher, lunchhook, lunch hour, lunchmeat, lunchpail, lunchroom, lunchtime, lunchwagon

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How to use lunch hour in a sentence

So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
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According to the USDA, student participation began to fall, with 1.4 million students opting out of the lunch program entirely.
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Two Indonesian airlines, Garuda and Lion Air, have seen Fernandes eat their lunch and are only now responding.
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An hour later, he scored a second flight to Johannesburg for $380.
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He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance.
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The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Words are often everywhere as the minute-hands of the soul, more important than even the hour-hands of action.
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After an hour, however, he reached this decision: He would not go to or call up Mrs. Merley.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
It was the darkest hour of twilight, when there was just enough of gleam from the lurid sky, to shew the outline of objects.
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