groceries

Example Sentences

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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

Lower-income earners are particularly sensitive to rising costs, and they are increasingly relying on their credit cards to cover groceries, healthcare and utilities, often carrying a balance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Anyone who’s dined out or bought groceries in recent years knows how quickly the price of food has gone up; food-related stocks are a different matter.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

She opens the cabinets, pulling all of the new groceries out, throwing them into the trash.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle