commissary
Example Sentences
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Their extra room became the commissary, to use an old Hollywood term.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Building 178, originally opened in 1942, had included a bowling alley, commissary, tailor shop and even a disco.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
In order to do so, the company would first need to build an East Coast commissary similar to the one in Vernon, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
The “spread,” he said, would include jailhouse burritos, a variety of creative ramen noodle recipes and a questionable version of kimchi that relies heavily on pickles purchased from the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2024
Guys hit him up for his commissary, he admitted to me, and he was stressed by all the noise.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
