general store

Example Sentences

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At the time, Lincoln had been a licensed attorney for 1½ years; he still shared cramped bachelor lodgings above a general store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Bert Youn, owner of the Good Liver general store in L.A.’s Arts District, said that he expects to raise his prices 30% because of the tariffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

“I am not feeling well because of the stifling heat, but I have to work,” said Ghulam Farid, who owns a small general store in Sheikhupra, a city in Punjab province.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

At a general store in New Jersey, near the epicenter of the earthquake, the sound was so loud that the staff thought a truck had crashed into the building.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

I remember this one Big Meeting Sunday, I was riding on the back of the truck before the service started, to go get ice at the general store.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose