dime store

Example Sentences

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Or you find these weird, mass-produced Art Nouveau statues that would have been sold at the dime store.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

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

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