junk food
noun
1
: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content
2
: something that is appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value
video junk food
Examples of junk food in a Sentence
worrying about kids eating too much junk food
eating too many junk foods
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But the battle over the origin story of the spicy junk food will remain in play for now.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Morgan Stanley predicts a 3% drop in junk food consumption by 2035.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 13 May 2025
Trump’s criminal defense team during last year’s seven-week hush money trial was fueled by junk food, his attorney revealed afterward.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
At least 11 states have proposed limits on what families could buy with funding from the SNAP program, such as bans on using the government funding to buy soda, candy or other junk food.
—Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Morgan Stanley predicts a 3% drop in junk food consumption by 2035.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 13 May 2025
Trump’s criminal defense team during last year’s seven-week hush money trial was fueled by junk food, his attorney revealed afterward.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
At least 11 states have proposed limits on what families could buy with funding from the SNAP program, such as bans on using the government funding to buy soda, candy or other junk food.
—Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for junk food
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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