Below you will find example sentences with "main meal". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Main Meal in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: meal
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.5 words

Words in this phrase

main meal

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • main can mean: Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. Common word
  • meal can mean: Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 4 middle, 13 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

accompany the main meal 1× after that main meal you might 1× after the main meal 1× amount of main meal choices for 1× an incredible main meal 1× and a main meal 1× be your main meal 1× before the main meal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after that main 1× also on school 1× although this is 1× children can choose 1× customers travelling in 1× food is then 1×

Common sentence endings:

a main meal 3× the main meal 3× your main meal 2× 75 per person 1× departing from london 1× eaters and vegetarians 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

day 4× dish 4× order 3× salad 3× five 3× first 3× side 3× airplane 2× eat 2× london 2× usually 2× enjoy 2×

Related phrases

main camera main entrance main street main streets main meaning main roads main character main library main opposition main sequence

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around meal:

meal kit 9× meal plan 8× blood meal 6× first meal 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

main library main examination main entrance main door main character main camera

Just after it in the phrase index:

main meaning main objective main opposition main roads main sequence main street

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

main camera main entrance main street main streets main meaning main roads

Same ending:

blood meal first meal

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "main meal" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 25.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as accompany the main meal, after that main meal you might, day, dish and order stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with main camera, main entrance, main street, meal kit, meal plan and blood meal, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with main meal

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

I’ll sometimes eat it before the main meal. (9 words)

Paired together, these two recipes make an incredible main meal. (10 words)

Wagamama - Free side dish with a purchase of a main meal. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

In order to be satisfied with my airplane meal, my aunt said sympathetically, I was required to eat all of the bitter cos in the salad, all of the main meal and all of the cheese and biscuits, as well as the five or so perspiring grapes. (47 words)

My story was of heading to London for the first time at 16. My airplane meal was supposedly three courses: a salad that, to my Nigerian sensibilities, was really only incidental to the main meal, which was familiar but insufficient to feed a toddler. (44 words)

Level 2 status (the third highest of the five tiers) will be similar to the current arrangements with time restrictions on hospitality still applying – but alcohol will be permitted to be sold indoors with a main meal until 8pm. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Children can choose a main meal from the 'Little Dragons' menu when an adult buys a full-price main meal.

In order to be satisfied with my airplane meal, my aunt said sympathetically, I was required to eat all of the bitter cos in the salad, all of the main meal and all of the cheese and biscuits, as well as the five or so perspiring grapes.

My story was of heading to London for the first time at 16. My airplane meal was supposedly three courses: a salad that, to my Nigerian sensibilities, was really only incidental to the main meal, which was familiar but insufficient to feed a toddler.

The main meal of the day for most Icelanders is dinner, which usually involves fish or lamb as the main course.

After that main meal, you might enjoy sliced cold cuts in sandwiches or a Boxing Day turkey curry, before you start running out of ideas on what you should do with the rest.

Among them are meaty pork sausages and low-fat bacon medallions for a tasty festive breakfast, MuscleFood’s popular pigs in blankets, stuffing block, unsmoked streaky bacon and pork chipolatas to accompany the main meal.

In this case, instead of following the steps with a small portion of the ‘problem’ food, you follow the process with the first five mouthfuls of your main meal.

Paired together, these two recipes make an incredible main meal.

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To make even more savings on their holidays, Brits can order any main meal plus either a starter or dessert or drink for just £12.75 per person.

Even for a vegan deli sandwich, this is the sort of lunch that you could easily enjoy for a main meal.

Food is then delivered dish by dish as and when it is ready from the kitchen, which can mean that your side dishes come after the main meal.

For a mere €5, we scooped up a “magic box” that included a hefty amount of main meal choices for both meat eaters and vegetarians.

The event on Monday, May 20, costs £20 but this includes they butterbeer and a main meal.

Wagamama - Free side dish with a purchase of a main meal.

I’ll sometimes eat it before the main meal.

Level 2 status (the third highest of the five tiers) will be similar to the current arrangements with time restrictions on hospitality still applying – but alcohol will be permitted to be sold indoors with a main meal until 8pm.

This simple stew hails from the pre-industrial days in the North West, when time-pressed thread-spinners could leave their main meal simmering all day.

Also on school days, Yolanda would be home in time to prepare the family's main meal of the day.

Customers travelling in World Traveller Plus have the ability to pre-order their main meal up to 24 hours before departure, guaranteeing their first choice on flights departing from London.

Although this is usually served as a side dish, potato salad can be your main meal.

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