commissary

Example Sentences

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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

To make way for the Campus Project, NBCUniversal demolished the old commissary, a sound-mixing facility and other structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

In order to do so, the company would first need to build an East Coast commissary similar to the one in Vernon, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

As Erewhon has increased its footprint around Los Angeles County, it has expanded and relocated its commissary every few years to keep up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

There wasn’t much to them, but with food in such short supply I figured we could get a pretty good price for them if we could get them to a British commissary somewhere.

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