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 at convenience stores, gas stations and grocery stores, and in some states online. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 June 2026 By this time, multiple police officers had arrived on the scene, according to a convenience store clerk who witnessed the commotion outside. Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 19 June 2026 The evidence introduced at trial showed that Morales shot Taylor 10 times with a 9mm handgun inside a convenience store on Park Avenue, officials said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026 Aussie Rules lads are almost clothed enough to enter a convenience store. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 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 22 Jun. 2026.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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