grocery store

noun

chiefly US
: a store that sells food and household supplies : supermarket

Examples of grocery store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nearly every comment from readers about Fredericksburg mentioned how friendly everyone is: shop owners, winery employees, restaurant servers, people on the street—even at the grocery store. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 May 2024 Police said investigators were able to piece together what transpired through reviews of surveillance footage and interviews of witnesses at the grocery store. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024 Officials warned that anyone who purchased products from the seafood counter at the grocery store on Crescent Drive between April 20 and May 13 could be affected and urged those not already immune to hepatitis A to get vaccinated as soon as possible. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 The two first started dating in 2011 after meeting in a Toronto grocery store. Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 The grocery store is lowering the prices on more than 250 products, PEOPLE confirms. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024 Look for balsamic glaze/reduction next to the regular balsamic vinegar at the grocery store. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024 But outside a grocery store near downtown, Gina Fernandez, 52, a Democrat and an administrative assistant, offered signs that Democrats had struck a nerve. Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 May 2024 Inspectors found a total of 123 rodent droppings in various areas of the Asian grocery store on Tuesday. Areas where rodent droppings were found included the produce section, the bulk soda storage area and the floor of the warehouse storage room near the restroom. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024

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“Grocery store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20store. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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