cash register

Example Sentences

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As a man in his 60s, I’ve been to my share of bereavement services—but only one took place in front of a cash register.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The car business is the cash register that funds the empire.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

The finish line isn’t moral resolution, but the banality of the cash register: a product governed where it matters most, at the point of sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“We have seen cockroaches run around the cash register and they have been found dead in the kitchen,” the complaint read.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

When the meal was finished they stopped by the cash register for a few minutes.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers