commissary

Example Sentences

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The “kitty” is then resold, creating a secondary market within the jails that is cheaper than the commissary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Building 178, originally opened in 1942, had included a bowling alley, commissary, tailor shop and even a disco.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 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 next day, Sinodis said, his client’s commissary and phone accounts were zeroed out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Beside them, a parade ground stretched for two miles until it stopped at a cluster of buildings that Ben could barely identify as the PX and commissary.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy