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lunchtime

[luhnch-tahym] / ˈlʌntʃˌtaɪm /


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One day he walked in with a flyer he designed to advertise an $18 lunchtime deal for teachers and students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Smoke still billows over the city center as lunchtime approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Perpendicular to that, there’s a lunchtime slop-bowl corridor, offering Just Salad, Dig, Cava, and Sweetgreen in one neat little row.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

South Bank Primary School and Outwood Academy Normanby are among the four schools which have confirmed they will close at lunchtime because of concerns about the impact of the funeral on pupils, staff and families.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The president had just finished his lunchtime swim when the secretary of defense called with the U-2 news.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The report says up to five students would go to see Blackmore during breaks and lunchtimes at the school, and one pupil said the teacher saw them as friends, not students.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

Counter to most of the men on the series, Snook’s husband, actor Dave Lawson, was able to take on parenting responsibilities, bringing their tot to set so they could play during lunchtimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

She added that bans are not all the same, with some allowing "use of phones during break times or during lunchtimes - some have an outright ban".

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024

"It was the highlight of lunchtimes to go back to my mate's house and huddle round the TV, watch new bands, hear new exciting music and be inspired."

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024

Tired of walking in on Harry, Hermione, and Ron all over the school, Professor McGonagall had given them permission to use the empty Transfiguration classroom at lunchtimes.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling


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