pawnbroker
Example Sentences
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Lacking space, some pitches have popped up inside warehouse buildings like one in Brooklyn, wedged between a trash-strewn highway and a pawnbroker.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
Vestiges of Reseda’s small-town beginning still survive in block after block of single-story businesses like the Traders pawnbroker and jewelry store at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard and Sherman Way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Ms. Marquez of BlockFi called the sheriff’s office in San Francisco about a pawnbroker license, only to be redirected again.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
“It’s like a loan. I’ll give a pawnbroker my stuff. That person will then say, ‘I can give you this amount of money for them.’
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
