shopkeeper

Example Sentences

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"The situation gets worse every year," one Palestinian shopkeeper told AFP, refusing to give his name for fear of reprisals.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Just across the street at the Ali Bin Ali grocery store, a shopkeeper was more apprehensive as he arranged boxes of Iranian dates and nuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Ali, a 31-year-old shopkeeper who was injured during protests in January, said he worries about the possibility of instability or internal conflict.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

"Simba is very important to us because he keeps the shop clean of the mice," Austin Moreno, a shopkeeper in Manhattan, told AFP from behind his till.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The shopkeeper had said that during the war, and even now, some people made their clothes out of this inexpensive material.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata