tuck shop

Example Sentences

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The family had to sell their caravan, and she helped out by giving dance classes and working in the tuck shop of the youth club where he mother worked.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

PC Dwyer went to the tuck shop on 21 January and after putting some money in the cash tin, removed two packets of Jaffa Cakes, the panel heard.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2021

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

It especially happened when I walked from the tuck shop.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2019

Then, immediately after assembly, there would be a race to the tuck shop because the queue to buy food was so long.

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