Sentence examples for discretionary items from inspiring English sources

Travel is viewed as one of the more discretionary items.

"Travel often makes the short list of discretionary items to be curtailed".

Most retailers concede that discretionary items are a tough sell nowadays.

Food, of course, is high on those lists (discretionary items like clothes and furniture are not).

They sell only discretionary items -- fashion that a customer may want but does not need.

Sales of nonfood, discretionary items were soft, including cameras, navigation devices and cellphones.

Only 12percentt said they would spend it on discretionary items.

Sales of higher-priced discretionary items, like special-order kitchens, were soft.

Sales of discretionary items at the front of the store have fallen off.

He and his wife help their children add other discretionary items to the list.

While consumers bought high-priced goods, they cut back on discretionary items, like travel and dining out, Mr. Sohn said.