groceries

Example Sentences

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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

Rising gas costs, along with higher costs for groceries and rent, create financial stress that can follow employees into the workplace, they noted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The share of income spent on gasoline and groceries, however, has remained fairly steady within the last three years.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

During the pandemic, food producers, distributors and retailers rushed to secure space to position goods close to homebound consumers shopping for groceries online, ordering meal-kit services and buying more frozen foods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I rushed over to help him with the groceries and he held a finger to his lips and whispered, “Help me set some things up. I’m going to trick Nan into a cooking lesson.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry