brown-bag lunch
Example Sentences
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During a brown-bag lunch with the junior staff, the senator stressed the importance of having an apolitical career before running for public office.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2022
People forget, but he always emphasized that he took a brown-bag lunch.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2018
Other times, he'll jokingly lament about his receding hairline, or the time he brought a cheesesteak to a brown-bag lunch with fellow Penn State coaches who were eating salads.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2012
Bring your sandwiches along on Sunday for a brown-bag lunch on how to tackle global poverty with Abhijit Banerjee, co-author of the acclaimed Poor Economics.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2012
Mom chased after me, her housecoat pulled tight against the cold, and caught me just in time to hand me my brown-bag lunch.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
