gift shop
noun
: a store (such as a small store in a museum) that sells things which might be given people as gifts
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The main gift shop, Kalepa's Store, is outfitted like one of the early 20th-century general stores run by generations of local families, complete with a fake tin roof.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The opening of the Obama Presidential Center is just days away, and among the items sold in the center's gift shop comes from a young entrepreneur.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Despite the successful renovations of the upper two floors of the house, the first floor gift shop remains closed for the time being.
—Velvet Wu, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The same can be said for the One Wish Willow, whose regular availability in a holistic gift shop belies sinister developments until the customer is slowly dying from the ironic fallout of their heart’s deepest desire.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The opening of the Obama Presidential Center is just days away, and among the items sold in the center's gift shop comes from a young entrepreneur.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Despite the successful renovations of the upper two floors of the house, the first floor gift shop remains closed for the time being.
—Velvet Wu, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The same can be said for the One Wish Willow, whose regular availability in a holistic gift shop belies sinister developments until the customer is slowly dying from the ironic fallout of their heart’s deepest desire.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gift shop
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“Gift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20shop. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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