supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 
often attributive
1
: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
2
: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services
Examples of supermarket in a Sentence
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Although Carlson did cut some pretty funny spots extolling the virtues of shopping carts in Russian supermarkets.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The winning $1 million ticket in New York was sold at a supermarket in Cicero, about a 250-mile drive northwest from New York City.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Around that time, Alibaba opened a chain of supermarkets, selling king crab legs, 30-year-old single malt Scotch whisky and other luxury items.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
And because Wegmans typically pays employees at a higher hourly rate, Lempert expects the supermarket could steal employees from other local grocery stores.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Twenty-three dead in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas; 18 dead at a bowling alley and then bar in Lewiston, Maine; 11 dead in a ballroom in Monterey Park, Calif.; 10 dead in a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y.; and 10 dead in a supermarket in Boulder, Colo.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Tesco Plc said retail profit will likely edge up this year as easing cost pressures allow the supermarket chain to cut prices and attract budget-conscious shoppers.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
It’s been a long time since there was a big Powerball payout – the last jackpot was won on New Year’s Day at a supermarket in Michigan.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The supermarket is in a plaza owned by a businessman named Sergio Delgado — the man Martinez allegedly asked to put in a good word at the bank.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The winning $1 million ticket in New York was sold at a supermarket in Cicero, about a 250-mile drive northwest from New York City.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Around that time, Alibaba opened a chain of supermarkets, selling king crab legs, 30-year-old single malt Scotch whisky and other luxury items.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
And because Wegmans typically pays employees at a higher hourly rate, Lempert expects the supermarket could steal employees from other local grocery stores.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Twenty-three dead in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas; 18 dead at a bowling alley and then bar in Lewiston, Maine; 11 dead in a ballroom in Monterey Park, Calif.; 10 dead in a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y.; and 10 dead in a supermarket in Boulder, Colo.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Tesco Plc said retail profit will likely edge up this year as easing cost pressures allow the supermarket chain to cut prices and attract budget-conscious shoppers.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
It’s been a long time since there was a big Powerball payout – the last jackpot was won on New Year’s Day at a supermarket in Michigan.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The supermarket is in a plaza owned by a businessman named Sergio Delgado — the man Martinez allegedly asked to put in a good word at the bank.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
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supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət
: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise
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