How to Use unrefrigerated in a Sentence

unrefrigerated

adjective
  • When closed, the water helps form an airtight seal, which keeps the butter fresh while the crock is left unrefrigerated.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Viewers are also not aware of the time span the pork sat unrefrigerated in the package or how long it was soaked in the soda.
    — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2021
  • After a power outage, some food that has gone unrefrigerated must be eaten right away or get thrown out.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Add salmon, flesh-side down, and let sit unrefrigerated for 30 minutes.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Eat cut melon right away and throw away any unrefrigerated for four or more hours, the CDC said.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Critics argue that unrefrigerated bread gets moldy faster, which is a definite trade-off.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • Try to minimize the time your salad bag spends unrefrigerated, and perhaps place it in your shopping cart next to other cold foods.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Keeping the product cold was a difficult task—if left unrefrigerated for too long, the vaccine would be useless.
    — Paula Larsson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Deviled eggs can spoil quickly when left unrefrigerated.
    — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This funeral home had been in the news after neighbors reported bodies left in unrefrigerated trucks on the street.
    — National Geographic, 4 June 2020
  • The smell is a noxious mix of cigarette smoke, unrefrigerated meat and kerosene from blowtorches singeing away dead animal hair.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
  • In the first days after the fire, officials raised concerns that the unrefrigerated food might become so rancid as to create a biohazard risk.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Sushi knives and utensils were found with organic debris, and imitation crab meat was found unrefrigerated.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Longer-lasting produce could be shipped by boat instead of flown to a retailer or transported in unrefrigerated trucks to reduce emissions.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Boats harvest in huge quantities, and when fish holds fill up, sometimes the catch has to sit on deck, unrefrigerated, before it’s delivered to processors.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
  • Boats harvest in huge quantities, and when fish holds fill up, sometimes the catch has to sit on deck, unrefrigerated, before it’s delivered to processors.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
  • They can be kept unrefrigerated for up to 7 days and will still be safe to consume, but their texture becomes much oilier and significantly softer if not kept cold.
    — Shushy Rita Setrakian Ms, Rd, Health, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Food safety was an issue as boxes with perishables often went unrefrigerated.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2021
  • While it's sold unrefrigerated and left out seemingly all day on restaurant tables, people are generally at odds about how the condiment should be stored once the seal has been broken.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
  • By Wednesday, the protests had spread, threatening supply chain delays and even produce carried in unrefrigerated trucks.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The unrefrigerated bodies were found in various states of decomposition, and some had been at the funeral home since March. Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said the many charges against Lankford and existing court backups from the COVID-19 pandemic complicated the process.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2023
  • Perishable products like meat, fish, cut fruits and vegetables, eggs, milk, and leftovers should be discarded if left unrefrigerated for 4 hours or without a cold source.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Timothy requested unrefrigerated items that are easy to hand out, like peanut butter sandwiches, granola bars, fruit and bottled water.
    — Holly Haber, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The unrefrigerated bodies were in various states of decomposition, and police alleged the longest had been stored there since March.
    — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 26 May 2023
  • The bacteria is most prevalent in the summer, when warmer weather and unrefrigerated foods create an ideal environment for salmonella to grow.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 July 2019
  • More often, the unrefrigerated metal containers turn dangerously hot in the South Texas sun.
    — Nicholas Kulish, The Seattle Times, 9 July 2018
  • Swanson Funeral Home in Flint was closed in July after maggots were found on the floor of a garage where unrefrigerated bodies were stored.
    — Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Officials said issues at the facility included unrefrigerated bodies stored for months, a strong stench of decomposition at the home and maggots in the garage.
    — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2017
  • Of 10 bodies found in the unrefrigerated garage at Swanson Funeral Home in Flint last year, one was not embalmed and had been there about six weeks.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017
  • In addition, unrefrigerated summer salads and fruits and vegetables that haven’t been properly cleaned as well as dairy products left sitting out too long can make people sick, Sokalski said.
    — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 20 June 2018

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