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

In the early 1950s, plumber and construction foreman Steve Henson was working in the Alaskan bush, where perishables like fresh herbs and garlic were hard to come by.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 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

We would use sticks and iron rods to dig, but often we had to use our hands, especially on Mondays and Tuesdays when the garbage contained perishables like half-eaten sandwiches and cold cuts.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane