shopkeeper

Example Sentences

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"The situation gets worse every year," one Palestinian shopkeeper told AFP, refusing to give his name for fear of reprisals.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In the bustling streets of the ancient Mughal city of Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, 49-year-old shopkeeper Aftab Ahmed is looking for solar panels to install at his home.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

With these five simple words, a Hindu man who stood up for a Muslim shopkeeper has been catapulted to fame and become an unlikely hero in India.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The son of a Philadelphia shopkeeper, Schwarzman grew up watching his father extend credit to newly arrived immigrants to be repaid when they could, he recalled in his Giving Pledge letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

He paid as much attention to us as would a shopkeeper receiving a delivery of old rags.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel