dime store
Example Sentences
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Charlotte Smith was raised in the small town of Borger, Texas, by parents who ran a five and dime store, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
"And it might bring back some memories of a time you had with your family going to the dime store or whatnot," Kallmyer said.
From Fox News ● Dec. 2, 2021
Robert Lee DeProspero, whose father was a coal-miner and whose mother was a dime store clerk, was born in Morgantown, W.Va., on Dec. 31, 1938.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2019
Starting over for Polly is shedding the roles of punching bag, wife and mother, most recently by taking up a job waitressing at the High-Ho and renting an apartment over an abandoned dime store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2018
The manager of the dime store was a small, balding man who gestured a lot with his hands.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
