delicatessen
Example Sentences
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The city’s appetizing stores, which first appeared in the late 19th century, are a type of delicatessen that only sells products such as smoked and cured fish, dairy and nuts due to kosher law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Bunty Singh, who owns a local café and delicatessen, said he had no issue with anyone flying a national flag but also insisted there were no problems with immigration in Bridge of Weir.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
They gave me this fantastic send-off, with a pop-up delicatessen on the set, called Sam’s Delicatessen.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024
This isn’t the first time Sparrow has converted classic New York installations into felt: She previously tackled a 1980s bodega in “8 Till Late,” and a delicatessen with “Lucy’s on 6th.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023
The Eastern European immigrant in a neighborhood delicatessen speaks to me through a marinade of sounds, but I respond to his words.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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