LUNCHEON in a Sentence

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For LUNCHEON, below is one of 31 sentences:
The two women looked up in surprise; though it was a Saturday, the sight of Mr. Bart at luncheon was an unwonted one.

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 Meanings and Examples of LUNCHEON
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
luncheon
 n.  a midday meal
Classic Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1  I really think, mother," she said reproachfully, "we might afford a few fresh flowers for luncheon.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 3
2  The two women looked up in surprise; though it was a Saturday, the sight of Mr. Bart at luncheon was an unwonted one.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 3
3  I was only saying," Lily began, "that I hate to see faded flowers at luncheon; and mother says a bunch of lilies-of-the-valley would not cost more than twelve dollars.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 3
4  She was familiar enough with the habits of Bellomont to know that she was likely to have a free field till luncheon.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
5  Of the ladies, this left only Mrs. Dorset unaccounted for, and Mrs. Dorset never came down till luncheon: her doctors, she averred, had forbidden her to expose herself to the crude air of the morning.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
6  Her appearance at luncheon justified the excuse.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 6
7  The luncheon table showed a depleted circle.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 7
8  After luncheon, when Grace Stepney's prying eyes had been removed, Lily asked for a word with her aunt.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 15
9  She was not hungry, and had meant to go without luncheon; but she was too tired to return home, and the long perspective of white tables showed alluringly through the windows.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 11
10  The little company who had come together at luncheon were left standing on the terrace.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 12
11  Having done that, we may drive back to our luncheon.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
12  We had a pleasant luncheon in which little was said of the business which had brought us together.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5. Three Broken Threads
13  The Inspector and I must have a word with the prisoners, but you will certainly see me back at luncheon time.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires
14  It was twenty past three when we reached our terminus, and after a hasty luncheon at the buffet we pushed on at once to Scotland Yard.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
15  The afternoon was far advanced before we were able to snatch a hasty luncheon at a restaurant.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
Example Sentence:
1  She and I are both hoping you can come to a luncheon here Wednesday, the fourteenth, at one o'clock.
2  Thank you for your luncheon invitation for Sunday afternoon, January the tenth, at one o'clock.