pawnshop
Example Sentences
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The second of Grossman’s fairy-tale-inspired romances set among Jewish families in Regency London finds the saucy scion of a disgraced family falling for a raven-haired criminal pawnshop owner.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024
“Without having a rigorous, effective enforcement, nothing’s going to happen,” said Tony DeMarco, a pawnshop owner and president of the Whittier Boulevard Merchants Assn., which opposed the ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
The experts involved in the restitution efforts describe it as close, painstaking work that often involves tracking down those pawnshop records.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023
Chihuly’s work doesn’t stay in Harrison’s pawnshop for long.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022
From there, after purchasing by check a diamond engagement ring and a diamond wedding band, they drove to a pawnshop to dispose of these items.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
