free lunch

Example Sentences

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Clune Construction, a Chicago-based general contractor, said it is trying to ensure workers have access to the same creature comforts as white-collar workers, including heated and air-conditioned break tents and perks like periodic free lunches.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each child has so far been provided with 435 free lunches on average, saving families up to £500 a year per child, the mayor said.

From BBC

These results highlight that there is no such thing as a free lunch in financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a Helsinki day centre called "Toivon talo", or "House of Hope", where undocumented non-European migrants can get legal, social and medical help, people chat while enjoying the free lunch served most days.

From Barron's

To the extent investors care only about short-term returns, they therefore think that protecting the largest corporations is a free lunch.

From MarketWatch