junk food
Example Sentences
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At age 13, I swore off pop, junk food and, most relevant for my nuptials, dessert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But today, with our easy access to cheap, calorie-dense junk food and sedentary routines, those same adaptations that once helped us to survive can cause us a few issues.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
“If you’ve only fed them junk food and then you put some beautiful Michelin-star food in front of them, it’ll seem alien to them,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said the government was taking "decisive action" on obesity, including new restrictions on junk food advertising and targets on healthy food sales.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Now this boy was in her kitchen, trembling when he kissed her, holding a bag of junk food and fizzy water.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
