convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

Examples of convenience store in a Sentence

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Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024 Moore was found guilty of killing convenience store clerk Mahoney during a 1999 robbery in Spartanburg County. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 South Carolina put Richard Moore to death by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk, despite a broad appeal for mercy by parties that included three jurors and the judge from his trial, a former prison director, pastors and his family. CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024 Other emerging networks are adapting this mindset as well, from Rove tapping independent grocer Gelson’s to open a premium convenience store to Rivian’s Adventure Network popping up near national parks. Andrew Cornelia, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for convenience store 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of convenience store was in 1965

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“Convenience store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convenience%20store. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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