having a meal
Example Sentences
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In the studies, participants imagined having a meal with a friend.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
Travelers waiting for flights at Los Angeles International Airport can bide their time by having a meal, grabbing a drink, people watching — or, perhaps, reading a banned book.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
Ross King told BBC Good Morning Scotland that he had been having a meal in the hotel when he saw the news that Murs could not make the gig.
From BBC • May 6, 2024
“We don’t want to stand here and have these conversations about people being harmed when they’re simply having a meal with their family,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Mine would be a very dismal profession 9 dear lady, if it precluded me from ever having a meal, or a conversation, or from spending a pleasant evening, with a perfectly healthy person.
From The Mistress of Shenstone by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)
