confectioner's shop
Example Sentences
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He married a woman called Irene Ferrett and quickly frittered away his inheritance on a failed confectioner's shop in Mumbles – Hayward, in one of his better jokes, calls him a humbug merchant.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013
Whether Mrs. Clarke was truly in need of a confectioner’s shop was a matter of opinion, but Penelope was too busy timing the children to comment.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
She went straight to a house in Norton Square; and I managed to make some inquiries about her at a confectioner's shop in the neighborhood.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
She would not relinquish this task, though there was a confectioner's shop at the very next corner.
From The Children of the World by Paul Heyse
It was now six o’clock in the evening, and he forthwith conducted me to a confectioner’s shop, where he treated me with an iced cream and a small cup of chocolate.
From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
