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
Each put a tiny hand within our own, and thus escorted we passed along until the nearest confectioner's shop was reached.
From Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia by Ballou, Maturin Murray
Blanden had availed himself of her last invitation in the confectioner's shop to visit Reising, just before his departure to the province, and, indeed, on the same day.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
Down on the beach we found a confectioner's shop directly overlooking the sea, with sun-blinds and open windows, and no one in it.
From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von
