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. Jay Cannon, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 In fact, Murata had written nine other books, while working in a convenience store. Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 The chips were available for purchase at grocery, drug and convenience stores and through online retailers from March 7. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 The lucky ticket, sold at a Save A Ton convenience store in Hinesville, matched all five numbers. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 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 13 Apr. 2025.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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