commissary
Example Sentences
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Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
The line to buy food or hygiene products at the commissary was so long that sometimes detainees left empty-handed.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
The Commons has a commissary, a full-service restaurant, a theater complex and an event space for public and private meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
As Erewhon has increased its footprint around Los Angeles County, it has expanded and relocated its commissary every few years to keep up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
Once, when I escorted some inmates to the commissary and we were all hanging around in the hall waiting for a gate to open, two female officers fixed their attention on Sam.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
