general store
noun
: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments
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Wander around Merchants Square, where 100-year-old general stores share sidewalks with contemporary boutiques and trendy taprooms.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Stealing a scene later is Will Poulter as a Christie Smith general store manager, styled in head-to-toe green and a swirling shock of hair like a bitchy queen out of Oz.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Its survey found the best place to eat along the overall route from Chicago to Santa Monica is Watson's BBQ, a barbecue restaurant inside a general store in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Stealing a scene later is Will Poulter as a Christie Smith general store manager, styled in head-to-toe green and a swirling shock of hair like a bitchy queen out of Oz.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Its survey found the best place to eat along the overall route from Chicago to Santa Monica is Watson's BBQ, a barbecue restaurant inside a general store in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for general store
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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