five-and-dime
Example Sentences
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Newberry’s five-and-dime store, she worked for a month and a half to pay it off in installments, wearing it for years until it all but disintegrated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
The pictures were put on postcards and sold at a different five-and-dime that his brother managed.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022
Comparing traditional schools to “the five-and-dime down the street” is an insult and perpetuates misconceptions.
From Washington Post • May 3, 2022
Born in New York on June 6, 1933, Broad was an only child who grew up in Detroit, where his Lithuanian immigrant father, Leon, worked as a house painter before operating several five-and-dime stores.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2021
In her letter, “Granny” said that I had smiled at her in the alley of the five-and-dime.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
