delicatessen

Example Sentences

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The city’s appetizing stores, which first appeared in the late 19th century, are a type of delicatessen that only sells products such as smoked and cured fish, dairy and nuts due to kosher law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

This isn’t the first time Sparrow has converted classic New York installations into felt: She previously tackled a 1980s bodega in “8 Till Late,” and a delicatessen with “Lucy’s on 6th.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Thierry Ways, the owner of La Parisienne, a delicatessen in the coastal city of Barranquilla, also pointed out the inconsistency in the new rule.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

I mentioned that Canter’s delicatessen on Fairfax, another hangout from the old days, was still there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

I did not see a proper butcher around, so I went into a delicatessen, a type of shop I had never encountered until I went to Johannesburg.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela