tuck shop

Example Sentences

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Musaib, 20, could not stop crying as he watched authorities demolishing his week-old tuck shop, built with his father's savings.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2023

Afterwards, the band were taken for a meal in the tuck shop and were shown Bloomfield's typically spartan dorm room.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

A police officer is to face a misconduct hearing after being accused of taking Jaffa Cakes from a charity tuck shop without paying.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2021

A spaza or tuck shop is an informal store that used to be found on every corner in townships, selling everyday essentials at cheap prices.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2020

The second we were dismissed from assembly I would run like a bat out of hell to the tuck shop so I could be the first one there.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah