How to Use expiry in a Sentence

expiry

noun
  • The expiry date on food items has more to do with the quality of the products.
    Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • The expiry of those contracts—and the hedges tied to them—could allow for more movement.
    Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Mascara, Rohani says, is one of the items that tends to be used well beyond its expiry date.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The Black Lives Matter movement might signal the expiry of that ideal.
    Lerato Tsebe, Quartz Africa, 12 July 2020
  • Reina has been linked with a move away from the Serie A title challengers over the past six months as his contract nears its June expiry date.
    SI.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Djoos is on a one-year, $1 million deal and will be a restricted free agent upon expiry.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2021
  • The trick will be to get the Iranians to start thinking about what comes after the expiry of the constraints imposed by the nuclear deal.
    The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The expiry date of the Emirates SkyCargo straps tightened around the crates -- November 2023 -- can be seen in the photos.
    CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
  • This essentially implies that Revlimid sales will not see a sharp drop in the first year of patent expiry.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • Ozil has just eight months remaining on his contract and would be able to walk away from the Gunners as a free agent if the terms reach their expiry date on 30th June.
    SI.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Though no one knows the trees’ absolute expiry date, the oldest ever recorded is 3,200 years old.
    Thayer Walker, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2016
  • The tests have a two year expiry date and can currently be delivered with 24 hours notice to any U.K. address.
    Sarah Turner, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Bets have shifted to nearer expiry dates to profit off rapid market moves.
    Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The contract closest to expiry is now more than $90 a ton above November futures, with the gap shooting up to the biggest since July.
    Rachel Graham, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
  • A certain kind of call option—deeply out-of-the-money and close to expiry—is much like buying a lottery ticket or making a long-odds sports bet.
    The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • The selloff is likely due to mixed quarterly results and the expiry of the post-IPO lockup period.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Here's my credit card number, write it down, and here's my expiry date and my security code.
    David Lucatch, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • On the expiry of the five-year term, E-2 visas can be renewed on an indefinite basis in five year increments.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 May 2021
  • With the expiry of a status of forces agreement in 2011, the U.S. military in Iraq has neither the same authority nor the money to buy alliances.
    Jane Arraf, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2016
  • Spurs are unwilling to let one of their prized assets leave for free upon the expiry of his deal in June, and could be keen on making a profit before the end of the season.
    SI.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Copper contracts for delivery in the months and years to come have largely risen in line with those approaching their expiry dates.
    David Hodari, WSJ, 6 June 2018
  • The new sweep followed the expiry of a deadline to register foreign workers from 15 countries.
    Syawalludin Zain, The Seattle Times, 11 July 2017
  • Hazard has been linked on and off with a move to Real Madrid for months and has so far stalled on signing a new Chelsea contract beyond his current deal's expiry in 2020.
    SI.com, 11 June 2018
  • This might not be the case in the summer, however, when the contracts of some elsewhere on the continent are nearing expiry or have already run their course.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The former cop’s appeal was filed just before the expiry of a 90-day deadline given to him after his sentencing on June 23.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The announcement comes less than a year ahead of the expiry of the 20-year concessions granted to Macau’s casino operators.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • So, while the quality is optimal before the date of expiry, it can still be consumed after the date for several types of food.
    Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • Republicans will not like a deal that strips out the investor-state dispute-settlement rules, or has an expiry date.
    The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
  • An expiry date of six to 18 months after opening is something to strive for when shopping for natural products.
    Olivia Fleming & Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019
  • On expiry, if the market price of the underlying asset is below the strike price, the call buyer will not exercise the right to buy the contract, and the premium (yield) is kept by the option seller.
    Laura Vidiella Del Blanco, Forbes, 1 July 2022

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