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a theory that has passed its sell-by date [=an outdated theory]
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There’s no sell-by date on this kind of fashion fantasy. 
Alice Newbold, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 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 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 The core problem for Washington is that the doctrine of strategic ambiguity that was developed at the end of the 1970s today seems long past its sell-by date. David Rieff, The New Republic, 24 May 2022 Also, look for a sell-by date of January 25th on the container. Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Feb. 2022 These packages of Saladitos Dry Salted Plums have a sell-by date of 12/03/2022 and the UPC code 1578600104. Andy Meek, BGR, 23 Feb. 2022 Yet Moonfall, the latest apocalyptic disaster movie from Emmerich, feels more like popcorn escapism than ever — albeit a batch that may be well past its sell-by date. Jesse Hassenger, The Week, 3 Feb. 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 See More
Alice Newbold, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 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 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 The core problem for Washington is that the doctrine of strategic ambiguity that was developed at the end of the 1970s today seems long past its sell-by date. David Rieff, The New Republic, 24 May 2022 Also, look for a sell-by date of January 25th on the container. Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Feb. 2022 These packages of Saladitos Dry Salted Plums have a sell-by date of 12/03/2022 and the UPC code 1578600104. Andy Meek, BGR, 23 Feb. 2022 Yet Moonfall, the latest apocalyptic disaster movie from Emmerich, feels more like popcorn escapism than ever — albeit a batch that may be well past its sell-by date. Jesse Hassenger, The Week, 3 Feb. 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 See More Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
- leathery turtle
- Leathesia
- leathwake
- leats
- leau-des
- leave
- leave (out)
- leave (someone or something) be
- leave (someone) (with) no option
- leave (someone) cold
- leave (someone) dangling
- leave (someone) guessing
- leave (someone) in peace
- leave (someone) in the dust
- leave (someone) in the lurch
- leave (someone) out in the cold
- leave a bad taste in someone's mouth
- leave a great deal to be desired
- leave a lot to be desired
- leave a vacuum
- leave alone
- leave and license
- leave at the altar
- leave be
- leave cold