department store

Example Sentences

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As fast as she could, my mother went to the schoolbook section of Gimbel’s department store and brought home teachers’ reading books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Buffett himself has often highlighted mistakes in his retail investments, calling a 1966 deal to buy a Baltimore department store one of his biggest mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

She said she used to purchase fabrics from the luxury department store Liberty London and her mother-in-law bought her a sewing machine and encouraged her to sew.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Macy’s faces declining department store views, but Bloomingdale’s comparable sales increased 7% last year.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“This wight was discovered working in an American department store at Christmas. He was able to interact with a great many children in a remarkably short time—touching them, interrogating them—screening for signs of peculiarity.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs