store owner

Example Sentences

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The five-song set went down so well, they played it twice and, as their reputation grew, a local record store owner offered to release their first single, Rock Lobster.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

In majority-Christian Mar Mikhael on the other side of Beirut, a 68-year-old grocery store owner also deplored the group's decision to enter the war.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Advocates gave a “know your rights” workshop and Amalfitano led a piñata bashing, what the store owner called “a communal form of catharsis,” encouraging students to let out pent-up emotions in a safe way.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Bruster’s family didn’t feel that justice was done, said Charles Tyler, a lawyer who represented the family in a civil lawsuit against the store owner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

I didn’t try to explain the store owner to Henry, or otherwise defend him.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee