five-and-dime
Example Sentences
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Newberry’s five-and-dime store, she worked for a month and a half to pay it off in installments, wearing it for years until it all but disintegrated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
He was the youngest of five children who grew up in Scituate, Mass., where his parents owned the local five-and-dime store.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023
Randy Blevins, 70, had worked at the Walmart for more than 30 years after owning his own five-and-dime store.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022
Comparing traditional schools to “the five-and-dime down the street” is an insult and perpetuates misconceptions.
From Washington Post • May 3, 2022
Now the diminutive freshman waited nervously in his dorm room, dressed in his best suit and preparing to risk everything for the right to order a cup of coffee at a five-and-dime lunch counter.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
