mom-and-pop store
Example Sentences
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Picture a mom-and-pop store with an old cigar box for a till.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
And those are just the high-profile stories — not including the countless mom-and-pop store owners, restaurateurs, investors, inventors and startup founders who fuel our local economies and global industries.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
With Mr. Lee’s prompting, Mr. Fitzsimmons said he had graduated from Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Mass. His family, he said, ran a gas station and mom-and-pop store in nearby Weymouth.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2018
“It’s a crummy little mom-and-pop store, your basic convenience store, or something,” Phil sort of explained.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2017
Clueless boss runs Bengals like mom-and-pop store while players keep rushing forNationals acquire Jonny Gomes for two minor leaguers Police: U.S.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2011
