groceries

Example Sentences

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A neighbor told the New York Post they had seen him earlier Saturday carrying groceries home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Demand for more discretionary goods has also suffered over the past four years, with higher prices steering more shoppers toward basics like groceries.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Dollar General’s customers are feeling stressed, increasingly reining in spending on household expenses such as groceries as they face higher prices at the gas pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Americans buy gas, pay utility bills, purchase groceries and start changing their spending behavior in response to these pressures.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Nobody asks her why groceries took more than two hours.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan