tuck shop

Example Sentences

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The family had to sell their caravan, and she helped out by giving dance classes and working in the tuck shop of the youth club where he mother worked.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Afterwards, the band were taken for a meal in the tuck shop and were shown Bloomfield's typically spartan dorm room.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

But arguably one of her most innovative Red Roses contributions has been off the field - as the co-founder of the England camp's tuck shop.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2021

A spaza or tuck shop is an informal store that used to be found on every corner in townships, selling everyday essentials at cheap prices.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2020

Then, immediately after assembly, there would be a race to the tuck shop because the queue to buy food was so long.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah