commissary

Example Sentences

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The state-of-the-art complex has five sound stages, offices and other proper movie studio features such as a mill, commissary and base camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Their extra room became the commissary, to use an old Hollywood term.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

The “kitty” is then resold, creating a secondary market within the jails that is cheaper than the commissary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

At the beginning of each week, we went to the commissary and brought home bags and bags of food.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls