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Examples
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I had run into her various times; at the mail boxes, the elevators, even picking up take-out from the Chinese restaurant down the street.
Wonder Woman Jessie Galioto-Grebe 2011
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The kitchen counters were flecked with congealed food and caved-in Chinese take-out cartons.
Perfect Recall Ann Beattie 2000
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The kitchen counters were flecked with congealed food and caved-in Chinese take-out cartons.
Perfect Recall Ann Beattie 2000
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Similarly, the family will probably have to pay someone else to clean the house and cook meals restaurants and take-out services.
Dr. Sasha Galbraith: The Wage Gap Plot Thickens Dr. Sasha Galbraith 2011
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Quality was so good you still usually had to do the take-out deal, as the tables were full with a waiting line.
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The same holds true for plastic bags that contain greasy take-out, plastic plates, straws, the plastic filters in cigarettes, and plastic utensils.
Lisa Kaas Boyle: Plastic And The Great Recycling Swindle Lisa Kaas Boyle 2011
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The same holds true for plastic bags that contain greasy take-out, plastic plates, straws, the plastic filters in cigarettes, and plastic utensils.
Lisa Kaas Boyle: Plastic And The Great Recycling Swindle Lisa Kaas Boyle 2011
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Similarly, the family will probably have to pay someone else to clean the house and cook meals restaurants and take-out services.
Dr. Sasha Galbraith: The Wage Gap Plot Thickens Dr. Sasha Galbraith 2011
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The same holds true for plastic bags that contain greasy take-out, plastic plates, straws, the plastic filters in cigarettes, and plastic utensils.
Lisa Kaas Boyle: Plastic And The Great Recycling Swindle Lisa Kaas Boyle 2011
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Meanwhile, company "perks" offered to employees, such as take-out meals and car service, had gradually blurred the lines between work and life.
Hazard of the Trade: Bankers' Health Leslie Kwoh 2012
 
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