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
All oysters should be rejected that have partly open shells, as this is a sign that the oyster is dead and consequently not fit to eat.
From Every Step in Canning by Gray, Grace Viall
He refused to eat, saying that the food was not fit to eat, and that he would refrain from taking nourishment until he was given better food.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
It's what they call a hawk bill, they are not fit to eat, but tortoise-shell is obtained from them and that makes them valuable.
From The Second String by Gould, Nat
