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
Randy Blevins, 70, had worked at the Walmart for more than 30 years after owning his own five-and-dime store.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022
Come back, lover, come back to the five-and-dime.
From New York Times • May 6, 2022
That’s like getting Walmart to promise to partner with the five-and-dime down the street.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2022
The five-and-dime was my very favorite store because it had things we could afford to buy and we always came home with something new in our hands.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
