principal meal

Example Sentences

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Here, too, they ate their meals, with the exception of the principal meal on Sundays, when they all met together in the refectory.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

She felt tired, and quite ready for lunch, the principal meal of her day, when the gong sounded.

From Jane Oglander by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

It is often difficult to change the hour of taking the principal meal, but in special cases this can be done with decided advantage.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Breakfast is with but few the principal meal of the day; for those, however, who rise early it is the one taken with the best appetite.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David

In the first place, the principal meal, and the only one which required much preparation, was in the middle of the day.

From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Harding, Ellison