not fit to eat
Example Sentences
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When a host offered his guests food, he first apologized that it was not fit to eat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meat that is not fit for a sacrifice is, to the orthodox, not fit to eat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dear mother," said Albina in an under-voice, "what can be the reason that every one, in tasting the ice-cream, immediately sets it aside as if it was not fit to eat?
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
Were we to be deprived of all these exotic seasonings, undoubtedly cookery would be the gainer in the end; nor could we so readily disguise materials that in themselves are not fit to eat.
From The Holy Earth by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
Quick, superficial frying means tough stringy fibres; and a hot oven frequently dries the meat until it is not fit to eat.
From Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene by Harris, H. F. (Henry Fauntleroy)
