deli
Example Sentences
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According to Puerta, North was seriously injured late last year when he was hit by a car as he walked into Fromin’s deli in Santa Monica.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
As a candidate, Fulop had a compelling back story: The Jersey native was the son of Jewish immigrants who ran a deli.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
In a Burbank writers’ room, over deli sandwiches from down the street, someone asked, “What’s your one dating deal-breaker?”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
She perhaps represents a refreshing antidote to the kind of cooks whose recipes involve complicated ingredients you have to hunt for in a deli - instead, expect to find Marmite, fish fingers or frozen peas.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
She was still standing in line at the deli counter and didn’t seem to have any plans to collect me soon.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.