convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

Examples of convenience store in a Sentence

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Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 1 May 2025 The winning ticket came from a convenience store in Indian Head, about a 30-mile drive southwest from Washington, D.C., according to lottery officials. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 Police are searching for three suspects who were caught on video repeatedly attacking a 61-year-old trans woman outside of her convenience store in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood. Abby Monteil, Them., 29 Apr. 2025 The man killed at a Benton convenience store Friday evening had been shot by a clerk after attempting to ignite a pool of kerosene in the parking lot, police officials said Tuesday afternoon. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for convenience store

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 5 May. 2025.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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