store·front
ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt 
1
: the front side of a store or store building facing a street
2
: a building, room, or suite of rooms having a storefront
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a storefront church
a storefront evangelist
2
: occupying a room or suite of rooms in a store building at street level and immediately behind a storefront
a storefront school
3
: of, relating to, or being outreach professional services
storefront lawyers
a storefront clinic
Examples of storefront in a Sentence
Noun
He rented a storefront on Main Street.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Here, guests including Kelly Rowland, Tina Knowles, Precious Lee, Lori Harvey, Keke Palmer, Nia Long, Jesse Williams, Lamorne Morris, Lee Daniels, June Ambrose, and stylists Law Roach, Jason Bolden, and Wayman Bannerman, and Micah McDonald caught up and browsed the Block Party storefront.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
So far, the city has no storefront retail sales of cannabis products.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
According to the Fashion Nova website, the company has an online storefront, as well as five retail stores throughout Southern California.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Here, guests including Kelly Rowland, Tina Knowles, Precious Lee, Lori Harvey, Keke Palmer, Nia Long, Jesse Williams, Lamorne Morris, Lee Daniels, June Ambrose, and stylists Law Roach, Jason Bolden, and Wayman Bannerman, and Micah McDonald caught up and browsed the Block Party storefront.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
History Colorado lists the Austin Building, built in 1904, as an example of business development along East Colfax Avenue — residential apartments over storefront retail space constructed to take advantage of the location along streetcar lines.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
So far, the city has no storefront retail sales of cannabis products.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Storefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storefront. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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