perishables

Example Sentences

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For several weeks, a supermarket owner in Goma hasn’t been able to restock the cold-storage section, where he normally keeps perishables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, 59% of Walmart’s sales were tagged as grocery, and 71% of BJ’s sales were listed as perishables, groceries and sundries.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Unlike other airlines, he said, Southwest does not stock perishables on board and rarely uses air-conditioned catering trucks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

How would fellow merchants or visiting dignitaries know about these luxe banquets once all those enviable perishables had been consumed?

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024

Cans of goods on the shelf wrere sparse, bur the sacks, trays, and cartons of perishables and semiperishables were plentiful.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison