lunchtime
Americannoun
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lunchtimes
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Origin of lunchtime
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Perpendicular to that, there’s a lunchtime slop-bowl corridor, offering Just Salad, Dig, Cava, and Sweetgreen in one neat little row.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
These were the prices on Polymarket as of Thursday lunchtime.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
And yet, curiously, the questions at lunchtime may well feel like a minor extension to the three and a half hours of questions he faced on Tuesday afternoon.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Over plates of fried fish at lunchtime or sitting on the back deck after dark, campers swapped tips on how they’re integrating agentic tools into their own workflows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Shackleton announced they would make a holiday feast on the seal's liver at lunchtime.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Counter to most of the men on the series, Snook’s husband, actor Dave Lawson, was able to take on parenting responsibilities, bringing their tot to set so they could play during lunchtimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
In secondary school, Kajoba would spend lunchtimes looking up drama school requirements and learning monologues.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
There is a safe space - called The Link - where pupils can spend their breaks and lunchtimes away from crowds.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
"It was the highlight of lunchtimes to go back to my mate's house and huddle round the TV, watch new bands, hear new exciting music and be inspired."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
The kid and the geezer base- balled their lunchtimes away, and the after-dinner- times and weekends.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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