main meal

Example Sentences

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Many families in Algeria enjoy "trèze", a combination of sweets, dried fruit and nuts, after the main meal.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Breakfast is my favorite and maybe my main meal of the day if I’m being honest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

It’s being served right in the main meal and you cannot avoid it.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

Simple bites you can put out while the main meal is being prepared.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

They had finished eating the main meal and she was enjoying a turtle-shaped cake filled with sweet and soft red bean paste, a taste not known to her before.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin