convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

Examples of convenience store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When Graham agreed to hear them out, the two fourth-years told him their big idea: a mobile platform that would allow customers of places like Sheetz, the mid-Atlantic convenience store chain, to order sub sandwiches from their phones while, say, pumping gas. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 Where to buy Mega Millions tickets Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 Instead of a restaurant restroom, where the video took place, Bail thought a convenience store bathroom would be an even more unexpected place for a dance party. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024 The owner began asking for more, first 50 rolls a day and then 100, and soon, other local convenience stores and gas stations were asking for their stock of pepperoni rolls. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024 Moreover, many of these convenience stores started as a family business decades ago, and remain so today. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 Two women are dead and a man is injured after an early-morning shooting at a convenience store in Las Vegas, authorties said Monday. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024 The cards can only be used at supermarkets, bodegas, grocery stores and convenience stores. Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024 The officers confronted McClain, a massage therapist, musician and animal lover, who was walking home from a convenience store carrying a plastic bag with iced tea. Emma Tucker, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of convenience store was in 1965

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“Convenience store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convenience%20store. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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