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 An argument inside a Liberty City gas station convenience store early Saturday morning escalated to gunfire, killing two men and injuring another, police say. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024 At its base is a convenience store, complete with a grocery section and a slushie machine. Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024 The bill sent to the governor would have allowed up to four of the machines in any convenience store, restaurant or other establishment with a liquor license, and up to 10 at each truck stop. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 Surveillance video from a Mobil gas station in Seffner captured the moment that the victim ran toward the gas station’s convenience store screaming for help. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024 This includes convenience stores, pharmacies, gas stations, vape shops, health and wellness stores, and many other brick-and-mortar retail stores. Cbd Scout, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 The technology debuted in 2018 with the opening of a convenience store in the lobby of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters. Matt Day, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024 The pair dined, shopped at convenience stores, laughed, held hands and playfully embraced each other with their matching bracelets. Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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