How to Use lunch break in a Sentence

lunch break

noun
  • The court is on lunch break now.
    — John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Spend one lunch break a week away from screens.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Court is back in session from the lunch break.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
  • His mother had just called him on her lunch break at work.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Take my late lunch break and bring my dog out for a little walk.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Late lunch break at the place next door to my office and catch up on the news.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
  • What did the computer do for his lunch break?
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • Down the street, workers on their lunch break ate Spam musubi.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Back to work, but my lunch break ran a little longer than usual.
    — Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
  • After the lunch break, Ye was back on the stand for less than an hour.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
  • These people might even go eat a burger, beef or hot dog on their lunch break.
    — Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Sitting at a table nearby, a man read a book on his lunch break.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Turquoise Lake is the perfect place for a peaceful lunch break.
    — James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
  • If no pope is elected the cardinals take a lengthy lunch break.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • On her lunch break, mama walks us over to the library still wearing her scrubs.
    — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Pop over on your lunch break to take in the views of Butte Creek Canyon.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
  • That would be the cost of parking while working a seven hour day with a one hour lunch break.
    — Simon Constable, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.
    — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Riders can spot wildlife and explore Durbin during a lunch break.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, try to spend some time with that colleague solo like during your lunch break.
    — Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Moore was sitting in her car during her lunch break when her therapist called to give her the news.
    — Maya Miller, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The trio, meeting over their lunch break during rehearsals, start to giggle.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Be bold and go on an airboat ride, or get outside during your lunch break to try out a local cafe.
    — Sindy Castro, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • Things like a daily lunch break, focus time blocks on specific days, or start/end day times.
    — Mark Cruth, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And while there is no pool, locals often take a plunge in the lake to swim laps during their workday lunch break.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Some people love to seize the day with an early morning run; others squeeze in some gym time on their lunch break.
    — Kells McPhillips, Fortune Well, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Then the morning hours passed today and jurors entered their lunch break without a peep.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
  • My partner in life deserves someone by her side day in and day out, not someone that calls on lunch break to check in.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Idling along the road one day for a lunch break, Campos spied someone building houses.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Stables welcomes everyone, from the older crowds on their lunch break to the younger crowds in the evenings.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023

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