perishable

Example Sentences

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At Netflix’s headquarters, employees were encouraged to take home some leftover perishable inventory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some contracts do indeed provide compensation in the event they get stuck due to a conflict, particularly for perishable cargoes.

From Barron's

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

For Ruiz, the Spanish admiral, the exercise’s greatest achievement is refreshing the perishable skill of coordinating resources from so many countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Think small, perishable, and plausibly ironic like a single excellent chocolate bar, a slim paperback with a clever premise, or a novelty that suggests taste rather than effort.

From The Wall Street Journal