How to Use to-go in a Sentence

to-go

1 of 2 adjective
  • And nine more were goal-to-go spots.
    — Sam McDowell March 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The menu is available for dine-in or to-go.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Char siu bao are the ultimate to-go snack.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Share a meal or ask for a to-go box to save part of your meal for later.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Ld, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
  • One roach died inside plastic to-go lids in the kitchen.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The ice cream can be served in a dog bowl, cone, waffle bowl or to-go cup.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Go to your grocery store and buy your fall favorite ready-to-go.
    — Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Since there are no seats inside, this shop is best for to-go orders.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
  • Cain packs up his leftovers in a to-go box in case his son is hungry.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
  • The first guy ordered five tacos de carne guisada, two for here and three to-go.
    — Marco Torres, Chron, 2 Mar. 2023
  • For late-night dimsums, all-day kaya toasts, and pillowy roll cakes to-go.
    — Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
  • The milk is hot and ready to pour into the to-go mug once the second pod is done.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Specials include $1 cans of beer to-go.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Visitors can also stop by at any time for a to-go cup.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The shop sells to-go meals and unique pantry items alongside a daily grab & go deli menu.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Her team created a to-go station ahead of the big week.
    — Max Darrow, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner for dine-in or to-go.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
  • Be sure to grab a to-go chocolate chip cookie for dessert later.
    — Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The other thing is to-go coffee cups, which are lined with plastic.
    — Alice Short, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Just pour the ready-to-go drink and customize it to your liking.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Observed raw beef stored in plastic to-go bag in walk-in cooler.
    — Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 24 Mar. 2026
  • That could mean a scoop of ice cream, a sandwich to-go, or a carton of eggs to take home.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
  • For people on the move, to-go kits should contain three days of supplies.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The meals are open to anyone, to-go, and cost twenty-five dollars.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the frozen food sat in chest freezers, in direct contact with to-go bags.
    — David J. Neal july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Vivek even sells bottles of it to-go because so many people want to make it at home.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
  • The woman approaches the server and hits her in the head with her to-go bag.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The deal does not apply to gift cards, alcohol or to-go orders.
    — Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
  • Others shifted to takeout food and to-go cocktails but still had to cut staff.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
  • However, our to-go favorites often come with a huge side of waste.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Sep. 2023

to go

2 of 2 phrase
  • The play is to go late at night.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
  • There is a long way still to go.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Then things start to go a bit mad.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s still a long way to go.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • It's been fun to go back and watch that stuff.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • People are scared to go to work.
    — Staff Report, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Decide to go along to get along.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Drill rap is a dead end that artists no longer need to go down.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
  • But the players chose to go that way.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Yet the deal is likely to go through.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • We are locked and loaded and ready to go.
    — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That was where the ball needed to go.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
  • A lot needs to go right for that to happen.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • She was meant to go out in a blaze of glory.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Stolz got the silver to go with his two golds.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Reports say friends warned her not to go.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Tonight, the three ball started to go for him.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Hey, there was plenty of blame to go around.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Right now there just isn’t any of that; there’s not enough to go around.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Skenes doesn’t know how to go through the motions.
    — Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Ford didn’t know Gilstrap had a ring ready to go, too.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, other costs are on track to go up.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This film was an attempt to go back and deal with the past.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Dart appeared to go limp briefly and then was slow to get up.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Step out of your comfort zone and agree to go out with him.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • More from Time Tap here to go full screen!
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But why do people need to go to Mars?
    — Scott Solomon, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some have fled the city, but most simply have nowhere else to go.
    — Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The tree is ready to go straight from the box with some light fluffing.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • We are all trapped in our homes and have been told not to go outside.
    — Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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