How to Use sell-by date in a Sentence

sell-by date

noun

• But as with many of our deals, the sell-by date is two days, max.
  — Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2018
• The lot code and sell-by date can be found on a sticker on the side of the package.
  — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 20 Mar. 2018
• Be sure to check the packaging date, not the sell-by date.
  — Sarah Fritsche, SFChronicle.com, 29 June 2018
• If the beer goes past its sell-by date, Hensley plans to give it back to the breweries.
  — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 1 May 2020
• If a carton's sell-by date has passed, a store should be pulling it from shelves.
  — Susan Choung, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
• Check the sell-by date carefully on Blue Apron’s pledges.
  — Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2018
• No need to waste a carton of eggs simply because the sell-by date on the carton has passed.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022
• Many of us may have whizzed past our sell-by date without noticing.
  — Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024
• The products have sell-by dates ranging from July 29 to Oct. 17.
  — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 30 July 2024
• Not bad for a three-decades-old comedy that would seemed to have passed its sell-by date years ago.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
• Body wash typically has a shelf life of 2 to 3 years, but the key is to read the sell-by date on the container.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2024
• The items have sell-by dates through Oct. 24 and are packaged in clear plastic trays and cups of various sizes.
  — Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2017
• There’s no sell-by date on this kind of fashion fantasy.
  — Alice Newbold, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022
• The noteworthy thing isn’t that Lemon believed that women, like steaks, have sell-by dates.
  — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
• The stereotype of the endlessly preachy vegan is past its sell-by date.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019
• Following is a list of the affected products and their sell-by dates.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2019
• Lastly, some products are simply close to the sell-by date, which is hardly a deal breaker in this house.
  — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 25 May 2022
• At least Lewis didn’t hang around beyond his sell-by date, unlike so many other CEOs.
  — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2019
• And these thirty-somethings are well past the sell-by date of the great players of every era that preceded them.
  — New York Times, 30 May 2021
• The sell-by date and lot numbers are located on the top label of each clear, plastic package.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 21 Sep. 2022
• Also, look for a sell-by date of January 25th on the container.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Feb. 2022
• Sadly, grief has its sell-by date, to some degree—not to the person who is grieving but to other people.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2023
• Thankfully, eggs have a surprisingly long shelf life if kept in a fridge — up to five weeks after their sell-by date.
  — Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2020
• The recalled products each have a sell-by date from September 28 to December 14.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 4 Oct. 2022
• The voice: a low, guttural rasp, it’s the aural equivalent of slithering, the wheezy lamentation of a leprechaun long past his sell-by date.
  — Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
• The phrase meant that single women over 25 were like seasonal baked goods at the store on December 26: beyond their sell-by date.
  — Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 28 June 2023
• Their central point is not that liberal democracy has passed its sell-by date.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2020
• And supermarkets could sue striking deli workers for cold cuts that expire before the sell-by date.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2023
• The sell-by date, often referred to as the expiration date, is the company's estimate of when a food item will taste best, its optimal date.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 17 July 2022
• Talent knows no age limit, but inspiration often has a sell-by date.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024