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

But whoever it was, it was probably the tall girl, the same girl who helped at the tuck shop giving out 1p fried eggs and lips like it might be the last thing we ate.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2013

During long break, she bounced in front of a group of girls as they went to the tuck shop to buy biscuits and Coke.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie