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

M. Durand, her husband, had prospered and he now owned a large confectioner’s shop in the heart of the city, above which Madame Durand had started a pension for economical tourists.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton

They were passing a confectioner's shop; perhaps he noticed—for he seemed a sharp enough little bounder—Louie's glance at the window; he turned to her.

From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

He passed a small confectioner's shop on his way from business, and he had observed and remembered a label in the window.

From Here and Hereafter by Pain, Barry