convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

Examples of convenience store in a Sentence

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The coffee and open food processing areas of a Tamarac gas station convenience store operating without a food permit got shut down by rodent nibbling and pooping. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Just don’t try to find one at Buc-ee’s, because the giant convenience store surprisingly doesn’t sell them. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Jay Cannon, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025 The modus operandi generally involved either scaring a convenience store owner and fleeing with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes, like one such incident at a 7-Eleven in Walnut Creek where masked men stole $8,000 in tobacco products, authorities said. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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