plural bakeries
: a place for baking or selling baked goods

Examples of bakery in a Sentence

They work at a bakery.
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The bakery has previously made cakes for episodes involving Sabrina Carpenter, Jalen Brunson and Bowen Yang. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 There are dog parks, dog beaches, dog-friendly hotels, dog-friendly restaurants, dog bakeries and even dog airlines. — Robert Granader, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Later that day, at the other end of the sprawling coastal city, an inspection team arrived unannounced at a factory for food flavorings and bakery additives. — Zishaan A Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Change is something the iconic Miami farm stand and bakery, first opened by brothers Ray and Russell Knaus in 1956, weathered on a far larger scale last year. — Connie Ogle october 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bakery

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bakery was in 1598

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“Bakery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bakery. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

plural bakeries
: a place where bread, cakes, and pastry are made or sold
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