commissary

Example Sentences

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Building 178, originally opened in 1942, had included a bowling alley, commissary, tailor shop and even a disco.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

The line to buy food or hygiene products at the commissary was so long that sometimes detainees left empty-handed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

The next day, Sinodis said, his client’s commissary and phone accounts were zeroed out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

The Commons has a commissary, a full-service restaurant, a theater complex and an event space for public and private meetings.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

Business was good—or rather it would have been good if we had had anything to sell, and people had had anything to pay for it with besides commissary scrip.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier