free lunch

Example Sentences

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As Patti put it, "there is no free lunch" when it comes to sugar alternatives, and many metabolic pathways can ultimately lead back to liver dysfunction.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

In the multipurpose room, where a free lunch was being prepared, Larry Fazio called out bingo numbers for early arrivals.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

These results highlight that there is no such thing as a free lunch in financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

To the extent investors care only about short-term returns, they therefore think that protecting the largest corporations is a free lunch.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

It didn't mean they got free lunch because they were special.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds