principal meal
Example Sentences
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Their principal meal of the day before was taken between six and seven o'clock.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
Others have their principal meal in the middle of the day, and have a light supper.
From Methods of Authors by Hugo Erichsen
“Hullo!” he cried, as soon as he came into the kitchen-parlour, where the principal meal of the day was invariably partaken of, “I’ve got some news for you.”
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by William Heysham Overend
Many people rest better at night if their principal meal is taken at the middle of the day.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
In the first place, the principal meal, and the only one which required much preparation, was in the middle of the day.
From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Ellison Harding