How to Use perishable in a Sentence

perishable

adjective

• While hard cheeses store well, soft cheeses are more perishable.
  — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
• Stock up on non-perishable foods.
  — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 19 June 2026
• Eat your non-perishable food last.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
• Eat your non-perishable food last.
  — Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
• Eat your non-perishable food last.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
• Guests are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate.
  — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Because eggs are perishable, they should be kept chilled at all times.
  — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
• Most of the food is freeze-dried and non-perishable, like pasta.
  — Christopher Cason, GQ, 5 June 2018
• Fireplaces leave much more perishable traces than stone tools and bones.
  — Katharina Menne, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
• Since the fruits are perishable, the box must be shipped via second-day air.
  — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
• Even brief thawing of perishable foods can lead to spoilage.
  — Morayo Ogunbayo, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
• There are shelves of non-perishable food, sometimes enough to last for months.
  — Tim Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
• Non-perishable items or foods that last a long time in the fridge can be good options.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Oct. 2025
• There is a kicker in that grains and oilseeds are perishable and storage is short.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
• The only rule was that their artwork could not be perishable.
  — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024
• And try not to panic-buy perishable items at the grocery store.
  — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
• Early on, fans could bring in two cans of non-perishable foods to get into the shows.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
• If power is lost for less than two hours, most perishable food should be safe to consume.
  — Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
• Once perishable items make it into the tote, the clock starts ticking.
  — Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 24 June 2017
• The man’s whole life and fortune was made trading in perishable goods.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• The aid, some of it perishable fruit and cooking staples, bakes and rots in the sun.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
• Once cooked, they should be handled with care like any other perishable food.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
• The presence of wheat germ also makes whole wheat flour far more perishable than white flour.
  — Carmen Collins, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2022
• Non-perishable food items and food store gift cards may be left in a basket near the statue.
  — Howard County Times, 7 Sep. 2017
• The policy says perishable items and trash will be thrown away.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
• When the fridge goes out, perishable items like chicken, eggs, milk, and mayo will be the first to go bad.
  — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• If your power is out for less than two hours, perishable food should still be safe to consume.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
• Please bring non-perishable food items to fill the township food pantry, helping those in need.
  — Lake County News-Sun, 26 Mar. 2018
• Her apartment was a hoarder-like mess of books, thrift store finds and non-perishable food items.
  — Nick Keppler, Men's Health, 22 Dec. 2022
• Members of the group provide a bag of non-perishable food and friendship to those in need.
  — Vagney Bradley, Houston Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018