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
It is there over a confectioner's shop, and is a cat seated, or rather two, a sign being placed on either side of the corner.
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison
“There’s a new confectioner’s shop just opened down on Bellevedere Street,” suggested Jerry hopefully.
From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Chase, Josephine
He was discreet, she might trust him, there was nothing remarkable about a chance meeting in the confectioner's shop; but the reason?
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
