confectioner's shop
Example Sentences
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He married a woman called Irene Ferrett and quickly frittered away his inheritance on a failed confectioner's shop in Mumbles – Hayward, in one of his better jokes, calls him a humbug merchant.
From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2013
Whether Mrs. Clarke was truly in need of a confectioner’s shop was a matter of opinion, but Penelope was too busy timing the children to comment.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
He passed a small confectioner's shop on his way from business, and he had observed and remembered a label in the window.
From Here and Hereafter by Pain, Barry
As Lori left the confectioner's shop, she had to pass readers, who were deeply absorbed in their newspapers.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
M. Durand, her husband, had prospered and he now owned a large confectioner’s shop in the heart of the city, above which Madame Durand had started a pension for economical tourists.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
