How to Use lunch hour in a Sentence

lunch hour

noun
  • Around the lunch hour, Roan and a group of friends walked through the door.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Any rain that does fall Wednesday should show up after the lunch hour.
    — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • At that moment, a bell rang, signaling the start of the lunch hour.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Sneak outside on your lunch hour to be outdoors during the brightest part of the day.
    — Kari Leibowitz, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Tuesday’s showers will mainly fall after the lunch hour in the metro area.
    — oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • No, this one will be good for a lunch hour of climbing mountains like an ibex or traipsing through the jungle.
    — New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The pair had left school during lunch hour to pick up Qdoba burrito bowls.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The chicken, now cut up into small pieces at the lunch hour, soaks up the broth and packs an even more flavorful punch.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
  • For more than 30 years, Russell has volunteered her lunch hour to sing at the chapel.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • By the lunch hour clouds are expected to clear, leaving the region with mostly sunny skies.
    — oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • Pronto shoppers, many grabbing a bite during a recent lunch hour rush, had mixed reviews.
    — Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024
  • With the Italian lunch hour whirling around us, we are cradled in a confessional safe haven.
    — Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Students also value to have such a company during their lunch hour.
    — Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And during the lunch hour, the streets were vibrant — almost European in their rhythm.
    — Maria Toso, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2025
  • By the time the snow is expected to end around the lunch hour, snowfall totals could be 1 to 3 inches.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Steady rain is likely to fall through the lunch hour, then Portland should see showers through the afternoon.
    — oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Moderate to heavy snowfall will continue moving north through the lunch hour.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Monte never took a water break, worked right through lunch hour and was unaffected by the sun beating down overhead.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Portland will see spotty showers Friday with much of any rain falling after about the lunch hour.
    — oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Good times to consider are during lunch hour on Friday or mid-week late afternoons.
    — Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • In the dance, Barnes plays a library page on her lunch hour who has to deliver five research requests to patrons.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • On a busy weekday lunch hour, food courts in Toronto’s underground are packed with office workers.
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • When the third roommate came home from work during her lunch hour, Gonzales told her not to go into the bathroom.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • For some modern pop artists, and a few veterans, nothing beats an album that can be digested during lunch hour.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • Students can jump on a tutoring session on Zoom over their lunch hour without having to drive to campus.
    — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2024
  • During one lunch hour, Walter Matthau appeared in a shabby overcoat.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • Aside from adding a dash of color to your dining table, one shopper also used them to reduce paper waste during their work lunch hour.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Assisted Living during their lunch hour.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
  • At lunch hour, Michèle meets her friend Danielle (Joëlle Marlier) outside the school gate.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This series will offer live performances during your lunch hour on various dates throughout spring.
    — Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024

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