general store

Example Sentences

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At the time, Lincoln had been a licensed attorney for 1½ years; he still shared cramped bachelor lodgings above a general store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Before her rescue, Ms Wilga was last seen at a general store in the town of Beacon, Western Australia, in her van on 29 June.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Bert Youn, owner of the Good Liver general store in L.A.’s Arts District, said that he expects to raise his prices 30% because of the tariffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

“I am not feeling well because of the stifling heat, but I have to work,” said Ghulam Farid, who owns a small general store in Sheikhupra, a city in Punjab province.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

It was early twilight when he reached the Burdow place, where the wagon that Jethro had seen in front of the general store in Newton now stood in the cluttered barnlot.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt