breakfast
noun
break·fast ˈbrek-fəst 
1
: the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning
2
: the food prepared for a breakfast
eat your breakfast
breakfast verb
breakfaster noun
Examples of breakfast in a Sentence
I had pancakes for breakfast. Did you have breakfast before you left?
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room. —
Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026 Biscuits, waffles, pancakes and eggs — basically, all your breakfast dreams come true — plus classic diner lunches and home-style dinner staples are coming up fast at a James Beard Award semifinalist’s new restaurant in where Plaza Midwood and Plaza Shamrock meet. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 Food and drink Three main dining options include Zou Zou's for colorful Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, the fourth-floor Vista Lounge for daily breakfast (which turns into the chic cocktail lounge Chez Zou in the evenings), and the in-room dining menu. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026 The chefs will be working in teams of three to cook dishes that could be added to the Cracker Barrel menu; one chef will handle breakfast, the other lunch, the other dessert. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breakfast
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Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026 Biscuits, waffles, pancakes and eggs — basically, all your breakfast dreams come true — plus classic diner lunches and home-style dinner staples are coming up fast at a James Beard Award semifinalist’s new restaurant in where Plaza Midwood and Plaza Shamrock meet. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 Food and drink Three main dining options include Zou Zou's for colorful Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, the fourth-floor Vista Lounge for daily breakfast (which turns into the chic cocktail lounge Chez Zou in the evenings), and the in-room dining menu. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026 The chefs will be working in teams of three to cook dishes that could be added to the Cracker Barrel menu; one chef will handle breakfast, the other lunch, the other dessert. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breakfast
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“Breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/breakfast. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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