lunchtime
Example Sentences
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The lunchtime crowd — high schoolers, blue-collar types, the elderly — waited patiently for their orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Stocks briefly rose in the late morning on the IEA announcement, but those gains vanished by lunchtime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Rebecca was at home on Saturday lunchtime when her phone rang with an unknown number.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
But by the time lunchtime had arrived on the East Coast on Monday, U.S. stocks were in much better shape.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
At lunchtime, some of the girls began to call, “Ralphie, where are you, Ralphie?” as they gathered up their lunch boxes.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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