Used in a Sentence

snack

How to use snack in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for snack.

Editorial note

Thin people eat moderate meals and don't snack.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a light informal meal

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of snack gathered in one view.

noun

a light informal meal

verb

eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for snack.

verb

eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals"

Example sentences

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Thin people eat moderate meals and don't snack.

2

One snack I had to drop, and mean I had to because it was a binge type snack, was nuts.

3

During the course of the day, I bought lunch, a snack, and some pencils or something.

4

Any time I was remotely hungry, grab an approved snack.

5

70% accepted in the morning to down below 10% before snack?

6

All that total was less than the $20, it was something like $10 for lunch, $2 for the snack, and $5 for the pencils.

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But maybe the person I help will buy a tasty snack and their happiness will go up in those moments.

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We went to one of the snack areas, and there were opened bags of organic chips just laying around.

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My co-workers for example, might very well only sit down for a meal twice, but they snack constantly.

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- I'm more likely to skip lunch when I'm enthralled with solving a problem, since I can just grab a snack when I finally snap out of it.

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Communities start out allowing almost anything "What's a good snack to help programmers stay awake?

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That perspective will show the spying story so far to be nothing more than an appetizing 'light snack' before the immensely satisfying main course.

13

Several design changes have been made to food at Google: healthier snacks on the snack shelves, color-coding snacks, more plates of the smaller variety in cafes.

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Things like celebrating birthdays, \n throwing baby showers, collecting for gifts, selling Tupperware or Avon, \n managing sports tournaments, running betting pools, calling home to keep a \n romance alive or hand out chores to the children, gossiping or flirting with \n co-workers, getting a haircut, going to a medical or dental appointment, \n running to the cafeteria for a snack, coming in a little late or leaving a \n little early, taking Friday afternoon off, and griping about working \n conditions were all inappropriate when done on company time.

Proper noun examples

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Startup idea: Security Snacks - one-time pads printed on pairs of snack foods

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use snack in a sentence?

Thin people eat moderate meals and don't snack.

What does snack mean?

a light informal meal

What part of speech is snack?

snack is commonly used as noun, verb.