department store

Example Sentences

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As fast as she could, my mother went to the schoolbook section of Gimbel’s department store and brought home teachers’ reading books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She said she used to purchase fabrics from the luxury department store Liberty London and her mother-in-law bought her a sewing machine and encouraged her to sew.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He claims to have found a copy of “Lunch on a Beam,” also known as “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” at an Austrian department store in 1989 and recognized it from an old family album.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Macy’s faces declining department store views, but Bloomingdale’s comparable sales increased 7% last year.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

He was a compliant Catholic schoolboy who sold furniture at a department store to help pay for college before taking a job at a suburban high school.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove