general store

Example Sentences

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A gas station, post office, general store and the Crowbar Café & Saloon anchor the town.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

At the time, Lincoln had been a licensed attorney for 1½ years; he still shared cramped bachelor lodgings above a general store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Before her rescue, Ms Wilga was last seen at a general store in the town of Beacon, Western Australia, in her van on 29 June.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

“I am not feeling well because of the stifling heat, but I have to work,” said Ghulam Farid, who owns a small general store in Sheikhupra, a city in Punjab province.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

As soon as she finished breakfast, she’d ride to the general store and enter the contest.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn