shopkeeper

Example Sentences

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Lamin Kongira told BBC Scotland News he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out saying "fire, fire".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The son of a Philadelphia shopkeeper, Schwarzman grew up watching his father extend credit to newly arrived immigrants to be repaid when they could, he recalled in his Giving Pledge letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Majid, a mobile shopkeeper in his thirties, said this time felt different.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

“It was Ahmed the bystander who helped disarm one of the shooters,” said Latiph, referring to Ahmed el Ahmed, a shopkeeper who threw himself at one of the suspects on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The shopkeeper nodded, gazed at the fine hat, and said, “It can be arranged, muchachos. Do you have someone to go to in the United States?”

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty