sell-by date

noun

: a date printed on food packages showing the last day on which the food can be sold

—sometimes used figuratively

a theory that has passed its sell-by date [=an outdated theory]

Examples of sell-by date in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s because the trip quickly becomes the Matt and Chris show, a long-running two-hander stuffed with bickering, personality tics and grievances that suggests a friendship of opposites long past its sell-by date. —

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 The products have sell-by dates ranging from July 29, 2024, to Oct. 17, 2024. —

Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024 The products shipped to retailers bear sell-by dates ranging from July 25 to Aug. 30 printed on the side of the packaging. —

Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024 The products have sell-by dates ranging from July 29, 2024 through Oct. 17, 2024 and were distributed to retail locations nationwide with some exported to the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sell-by date

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