groceries

Example Sentences

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Oil price increases have a delayed ‘second-round effect,’ gradually raising costs for essentials like drugs and groceries, peaking two years later.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s a lot to put on a relatively new and small industry that remains, thus far, a cute and novel way to receive a salad or a few groceries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Her family is living with her grandparents, where groceries are shared among six people.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

She depends on her local food pantry The Bread and Butter Thing to ensure she is able to buy basic groceries.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Just before Grandpa handed me Mama’s groceries, I saw him slip something into the sack.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls