luncheon
lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
Origin of luncheon
1Other words from luncheon
- lunch·eon·less, adjective
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How to use luncheon in a sentence
The spending included “holiday luncheons” in 2019 and 2020 that cost the program $363 and $421, respectively.
Audit Confirms That a Program for Brain-Damaged Kids Arbitrarily Denied Claims and Overspent on Perks | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | August 18, 2021 | ProPublicaNorman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin, had met Calandrelli at a luncheon at WVU and made sure Crawley knew that her application was coming his way.
I spoke for him at a few events here and there when he couldn't make it, like a women's club luncheon that fell in the middle of the week.
The Trailer: A Texas free-for-all, as twenty-three candidates battle for a swing House seat | David Weigel | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostWomen in Washington were supposed to host ladies’ luncheons and support their husbands’ careers.
Delving deep into the legacy of Lady Bird Johnson | Mary Louise Kelly | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostAt a luncheon the summer after she graduated, McNutt was seated at a table with Solomon’s father, George, the former Washington Post sports editor and director of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism.
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She also received a book entitled "Your Arms Remind Me of Pork luncheon Meat".
Yesterday, the media were supposed to be focused on the stuffy royal luncheon at Buckingham Palace.
Pippa Steals The Royal Limelight Again as Wedding Rumors Trump Stuffy Royal Lunch | Tom Sykes | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“Kristen Wiig did that,” said Jonze at a New York luncheon thrown for the film by Peggy Siegal.
The Mysteries of ‘Her’: Kristen Wiig’s Phone Sex Scene, Scarlett Johansson, and More | Marlow Stern | December 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe president was in Dallas to deliver a luncheon speech, and would only be on the ground for a couple hours.
Would It Have Saved JFK? Jim Lehrer on the Mystery of the Bubble Top | Eleanor Clift | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNeither Mike Lee or Ted Cruz showed up to a crucial luncheon Tuesday.
She shook hands approvingly with the young American and asked her to come over informally to luncheon on the morrow.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe two older girls ate very little of the luncheon they had brought.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseBut there was no Agnes to bring the luncheon now, and Jean Baptiste lived in the memory of what had once been.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIn this satchel carry also some crackers, or sandwiches, if you will be long enough upon the road to need a luncheon.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyHowever, somewhat to the rear there was a comfortable coffee room, where our luncheon was neatly served.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for luncheon
/ (ˈlʌntʃən) /
a lunch, esp a formal one
Origin of luncheon
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