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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There was a school, a hospital, a police station, an old-people’s home, and a general store.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The owners will renovate a guard house, welcome center and general store.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Check out the general store for souvenirs, grab a burger, and strap on your dancing shoes.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
As a boy, Granier once witnessed a Chinese family run out of a general store for reasons his young mind can’t fathom.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The owners will renovate a guard house, welcome center and general store.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Check out the general store for souvenirs, grab a burger, and strap on your dancing shoes.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
As a boy, Granier once witnessed a Chinese family run out of a general store for reasons his young mind can’t fathom.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
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 27 Nov. 2025.
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