convenience store

noun

Definition of convenience store

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

Examples of convenience store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Police were called to Cup Foods, a convenience store, on May 25 after a cashier suspected that Floyd had used a fake $20 bill to buy cigarettes. — NBC News, "Derek Chauvin 'absolutely' violated policy, Minneapolis police chief testifies," 6 Apr. 2021 Amazon Go, a cashierless convenience store that uses cameras and other sensors to track what shoppers take off the shelf, opened to the public in 2018. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, "Amazon is considering home goods and electronics discount stores," 5 Apr. 2021 Yet despite an ever-thickening personnel file, Chauvin continued to serve as a field training officer, or FTO, even mentoring one of the two rookie cops who first interacted with Floyd outside of a South Side convenience store last May. — Libor Jany, Star Tribune, "Chauvin trial again casts spotlight on MPD's training program," 3 Apr. 2021 What’s difficult at the Garden is the arena was completely refurbished and new food stands and a convenience store were ready to open before the pandemic hit. — BostonGlobe.com, "Kevin Durant has a lot of work to do off the court," 3 Apr. 2021 Police responded to a report of a shooting at a convenience store near Peoria Avenue and Black Canyon Highway at about 12:40 p.m. and found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound. — Audrey Jensen, The Arizona Republic, "Man in critical condition after being shot by security guard in Phoenix," 2 Apr. 2021 Police on Thursday publicly identified the man shot and killed at a North Portland convenience store the day before as a 53-year-old Vancouver resident. — oregonlive, "Police identify Vancouver man as victim of homicide at N. Portland convenience store," 1 Apr. 2021 Amazon Go, a cashierless convenience store that uses cameras and other sensors to track what shoppers take off the shelf, opened to the public in 2018. — Fortune, "Amazon exploring opening outlets selling home goods, electronics," 1 Apr. 2021 Essex residents, who frequently stopped into the Royal Farms convenience store for breakfast sandwiches, cigarettes and snacks, were stunned by the violence. — Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore County man fatally shot his parents, then two Royal Farms customers, before killing himself, police say," 29 Mar. 2021

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“Convenience store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convenience%20store. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.

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convenience store

noun

English Language Learners Definition of convenience store

chiefly US : a small store that is open for many hours of the day

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