dime store

Example Sentences

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And stop subjecting the readers of this fine newspaper to his bitterness and dime store psychiatry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023

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

Once confined to dime store spinner racks, Marvel’s creations have burst free of their humble roots, hulking out into one of the most successful transmedia empires on the planet.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

I took the bus to Dryades and walked down it, stop-ping at the dime store where I’d made most of my pur-chases.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin