shopkeeper

Example Sentences

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A retired shopkeeper who was told he was not British despite living in the UK for nearly five decades said he is "over the moon" to have been finally made a British citizen.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

Pakistani shopkeeper Ehsanullah Himmat, 21, had travelled to the southern Afghan city of Kandahar with his family to attend a relative's wedding, but "now we cannot go back to our home", he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 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

A shopkeeper was vigorously sweeping the sidewalk in front of his store.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh