five-and-dime
Example Sentences
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Newberry’s five-and-dime store, she worked for a month and a half to pay it off in installments, wearing it for years until it all but disintegrated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Randy Blevins, 70, had worked at the Walmart for more than 30 years after owning his own five-and-dime store.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022
Come back, lover, come back to the five-and-dime.
From New York Times • May 6, 2022
That’s like getting Walmart to promise to partner with the five-and-dime down the street.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2022
Everything looks antiquated, like the five-and-dime counters in New York.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
