delicatessen

Example Sentences

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An early job washing dishes at a delicatessen piqued her interest in cooking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Shortly after noon, customers continued to stream in and out of the delicatessen during the lunchtime rush.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

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

Margaret did not even know what ruggelach were until Grandpa Izzy took her to a kosher delicatessen and introduced her to them.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg