mealtime
Americannoun
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mealtimes
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mealtime
First recorded in 1125–75, mealtime is from the Middle English word meeltyme. See meal 1, time
Example Sentences
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Three months ago, he was finally given a new, longer bed, but that causes him to sit up in a position that he says led to a major choking incident one mealtime.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
Whether you’re resolving to cook more or simply hoping to reduce mealtime stress, Leith’s book offers a way forward that feels achievable and— most importantly — human.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
Ararat employees told state investigators that her family members had been taught about mealtime precautions to prevent the woman from inhaling food, but could not provide written evidence of that training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
Jamika Scott, an organizer with Tacoma Action Collective, said they’ve served about 35 to 45 people each mealtime, mostly homeless residents and low-income workers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
He continued to visit Wilbur three times a day, exactly at mealtime, and Wilbur kept the promise he had made.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
She didn’t like the cold, and group conversations at mealtimes were awkward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Kouki said he likes using his phone to watch Japanese baseball highlights, but the family now shuns screens during mealtimes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Detainees were being served food on paper clam-shell to-go boxes, rather than regular trays, a staffer said, because the facility lacked employees to wash up at the end of mealtimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
The papal electors self-segregate at mealtimes by sitting with their own countrymen.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
We stole extra paper packets of sugar for her, from the cafeteria at mealtimes, smuggled them to her, at night, handing them from bed to bed.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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