bodega
Example Sentences
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Old Cuban men playing chess in a park in Miami, for example, or the man who makes chopped cheese sandwiches at a bodega in Queens.
From Los Angeles Times
She moved in with relatives in the Bronx and describes a heady time of bodegas, subways, public school and intimidating ballet instructors.
From New York Times
But a bodega owner in the area said that crime seemed to be rising, and that at night, the neighborhood became a backdrop for drug use and occasional sideshows.
From New York Times
Doesn't matter if you buy it from that fancy Whole Foods in the gentrified neighborhood or from the cheap bodega.
From Salon
Owner and curator David Ross describes his elastic romper room as “an art-forward bodega” that’s adaptable enough to host comedy nights, gallery openings, workshops and live music.
From Washington Post
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