How to Use to-go in a Sentence

to-go

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of to-gonext
  • But, fear not: All the food here is served in to-go boxes.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • The stay was brief, and the coffee to-go — the Panthers were on their way to the Elbo Room.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 29 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
  • The ice cream can be served in a dog bowl, cone, waffle bowl or to-go cup.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The first guy ordered five tacos de carne guisada, two for here and three to-go.
    — Marco Torres, Chron, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The shop sells to-go meals and unique pantry items alongside a daily grab & go deli menu.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • So foam to-go and meat containers can go in but they must be rinsed.
    — Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The farm stand is open for to-go purchases and The Cider Bar has hard cider ready for drinking.
    — Laura Barrero, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Put your leftover, about-to-go-stale sourdough to good use.
    — Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
  • One to-go cup buyer will win a one-year supply of Cold Brew Pods.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2024
  • For people on the move, to-go kits should contain three days of supplies.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
  • For late-night dimsums, all-day kaya toasts, and pillowy roll cakes to-go.
    — Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
  • Since there are no seats inside, this shop is best for to-go orders.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
  • Grab a to-go meal and enjoy it in the park's shaded seating area or on the sunny lawn.
    — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 21 Feb. 2023
  • What to expect: The 700-square-foot shop will mostly serve to-go orders.
    — Laura Barrero, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The wind threatened to scatter the white clamshell to-go containers on the table.
    — Jordan P. Hickey, Longreads, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The other thing is to-go coffee cups, which are lined with plastic.
    — Alice Short, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Enjoy your slice on the front porch and watch shoppers descend on the Square, or take it to-go on a picnic.
    — Rona Berg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The bake can be made to-go or catered; add-ons include shrimp cocktail, oysters on the half shell, and cheese platters.
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2024
  • Others shifted to takeout food and to-go cocktails but still had to cut staff.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Here are more than 18 places offering dine-in or to-go meals around town just in time for Valentine's Day.
    — The Courier-Journal, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Indianapolis Star The to-go options on Mass Ave could get a bit stronger soon.
    — Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024
  • But the problem doesn’t stop with snail slime; there are allegedly fake brand-name perfumes and trendy to-go cups.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • More droppings were on top of to-go containers and on the floor under the containers.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
  • There’s also a cap and a to-go coffee cup, in black and white respectively.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • The drink is typically served at a bar, not to-go, and enjoyed while standing.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • That changed with the waivers, which allowed families to pick up multiple days’ worth of to-go meals to bring home to their kids.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Agave straws and biodegradable to-go containers and utensils are available at all dining outlets.
    — Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
  • This is a takeout-friendly spot: There are a couple of tables inside, but they are mainly used by customers waiting for to-go orders.
    — Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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to go

2 of 2 idiomatic phrase
  • The tree is ready to go straight from the box with some light fluffing.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • There’s also the sense that there is nowhere else to go.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The Witts are the ninth father-son duo to be first-round picks — the first to go in the first three picks.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Drill rap is a dead end that artists no longer need to go down.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The ultimate goal for those kids is still to go back to the city in the long run.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The first hand to go in the air was that of Vivek Ramaswamy, who has promised to pardon Trump.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Time to go on the hunt, even with an IPO-sized elephant in the room to contend with.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Still, the Blue Jays would need to go find a true closer to pitch the ninth inning.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Her wish is to go to Riverdale just one more time to relive her youth.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The Kings still had a chance to tie the game, but Barnes missed a 3-pointer with 18.1 seconds to go.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Yet telling people to go to the doctor wasn’t the answer.
    — Meg Dunn, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Choose from 12 sizes, two of which have a contour to go around the base of your toilet.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The lawsuit continues to move through the courts and is poised to go to trial in the fall.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • Phillips said the companies would need to go back to the drawing board.
    — Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Ma-scare-a. When do ghosts like to go trick or treating?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
  • To find providers, taxpayers need to go to IRS.gov/freefile.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • Most Black residents did not have the means to go out to eat, Dwight said.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 June 2024
  • The actors were about to go on strike the day after we were supposed to wrap.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
  • That has to be a very healing process, as well, to get to be able to go back through your life like that.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
  • One of the reasons this worked so well is that Love is always a threat to go to the rim — 30% of his shots are at the rim.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2024
  • After that, something told me not to go back to New York.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
  • And, last but not least, the Fashion Awards was the perfect place to go brunette spotting.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
  • For $49, this pass allows seniors to go straight from the car to the lift all season long.
    — Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
  • And yet some decided to go anyway and just take on the loans.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The last time Fox aired the Emmys, in 2019, the network opted to go without a host.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
  • In 2073, rap is considered the highest among the fine arts, so the hip hop artists are the last to go to auction.
    — C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
  • His absence changed the math for the Seahawks, who lined up to go for it on fourth-and-6 from their own 33-yard line.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Her doctor’s advice was to go outside and sit in the sun, but even that was tough.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The company gave her a credit card and told her to go shopping.
    — Aliza Knox, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Upon her arrival, the young man and his family rejected her, leaving her in the country with no place to go.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025

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