How to Use nonfood in a Sentence

nonfood

noun

• Keep in mind that a lot of food pantries are also always in need of nonfood items.
  — Lindsay Lee Wallace, SELF, 24 Feb. 2023
• The index includes the largest 63 retailers in the industry that sell food and nonfood household items.
  — Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
• Meanwhile, the rate of increase in the price of nonfood items fell to a seven-month low of 2.0% last month, as health care and services became less expensive, the bureau said.
  — WSJ, 9 Aug. 2017
• This is a life-saving adaptation for children who often put nonfood items in their mouth.
  — Deesha Philyaw, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• The food locker offers food and nonfood items to Carroll Community students and staff free of charge.
  — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2022
• The market is offering produce, plants and flowers and other nonfood items.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2020
• Shell also is providing a fuel made from sugar cane waste and other nonfood wastes.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
• In the past year, sales of in-house labels of food and nonfood goods at brick-and-mortar stores grew more than 4 percent, while sales of name brands were flat, according to data from Nielsen’s Total Food View research.
  — New York Times, 23 June 2018
• Rental costs, a component of nonfood prices, rose 2.6% in September, the statistics bureau said.
  — WSJ, 16 Oct. 2018
• To conserve, people are using non-potable water for nonfood uses like laundry.
  — Rachel D’oro, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
• Nearly 30 percent of pregnant women crave nonfood items, an eating disorder called pica — from the Latin word for magpie, a bird known to eat anything.
  — Tasha Eichenseher, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2013
• Chlorpyrifos will still be permitted for nonfood uses such as on golf courses, turf, utility poles and fence posts as well as in cockroach bait and ant treatments.
  — Coral Davenport, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2021
• While in the scanner, study participants smelled a variety of food and nonfood odors, including pot roast, cinnamon rolls, garlic, and fir trees.
  — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 17 Oct. 2019
• The employee worked at the Lovers Lane and Greenville Avenue store in a nonfood-handling job that doesn’t require interacting with customers, according to the grocery retailer.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2020
• Walmart: The retailer said sales of some nonfood items fell in the latest quarter, as shoppers prioritized spending on everyday needs.
  — Brenda León, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
• The identity of the Western rancher or the farmer—already tied to stewardship of the land—is expanding to encompass cultivating nonfood plants and animals.
  — Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 5 June 2021
• The pregnancy triggers pica, a compulsion to consume nonfood items.
  — Kristen Yoonsoo Kim, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020
• Sales of nonfood items jumped more than 20% in the quarter, aided by government stimulus checks as customers splurged on recreation, home improvement and apparel items, the company said.
  — Sarah Nassauer, WSJ, 18 May 2021
• In an effort to try and slow the spread of the pandemic in Germany, restaurants and bars are closed for indoor dining, nonessential travel is discouraged and much nonfood and nonpharmacy retail is restricted.
  — David Rising, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
• The incident happened after Bosco ingested some nonfood items, forcing authorities to take him to the hospital earlier in the day, police said.
  — Eduardo Medina, SFChronicle.com, 19 July 2019
• The entertainment industry, social media and celebrity culture are all big drivers in nonfood uses of other species.
  — Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
• China’s consumer inflation eased to its lowest level in more than two years, as food and nonfood prices moderated, official data showed Thursday.
  — wsj.com, 11 May 2023
• Why do cats lick and chew plastic bags, power cords and other nonfood items? Veterinarians have noted an unhealthy taste for plastics in some cats but have never convincingly explained it.
  — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
• The stock was recently up about 0.8%. Go deeper: The company said there is much uncertainty and that customers are being more cautious about spending, particularly on nonfood items.
  — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2023
• Other nonfood helps include 50% off Utah Transit Authority rides for people with low incomes and those who are enrolled in other assistance programs.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• Money for bioenergy technologies have gone to research renewable fuels from nonfood sources.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• For years African governments opposed the genetic modification of crops, but recently some have backtracked and now promote its adoption, starting with a nonfood crop—cotton.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2013
• The entries included a baby shark pumpkin; an Olaf character pumpkin, teal pumpkins that represent nonfood treats for children with allergies and a Pokémon themed pumpkin.
  — Diane Dachota, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2019
• Consumer inflation in China remained mild in April, edging up on higher costs for rent, education and other nonfood items, while producer prices rose at a slower pace in a sign of weak underlying demand.
  — Mark Magnier, WSJ, 10 May 2017
• He had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and had a compulsive eating disorder that compelled him to eat nonfood items.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024