store·front
ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt 
1
: the front side of a store or store building facing a street
2
: a building, room, or suite of rooms having a storefront
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a storefront church
a storefront evangelist
2
: occupying a room or suite of rooms in a store building at street level and immediately behind a storefront
a storefront school
3
: of, relating to, or being outreach professional services
storefront lawyers
a storefront clinic
Examples of storefront in a Sentence
Noun
He rented a storefront on Main Street.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Summary Saks Fifth Avenue launched a storefront on Amazon Luxury Stores, offering high-end brands like Dolce & Gabbana and Balmain.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The most recent plan called for 230 rentals in a 4-story building with 10,000 square feet of storefront space.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Out of the five incidents where the attackers came to the Westlake storefront, De la Peña said the cops came three times — each time hours after the perpetrators fled.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Summary Saks Fifth Avenue launched a storefront on Amazon Luxury Stores, offering high-end brands like Dolce & Gabbana and Balmain.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Adjective
Social media posts showed roofs ripped off businesses in town, storefront windows blown in and billboards knocked sideways.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The most recent plan called for 230 rentals in a 4-story building with 10,000 square feet of storefront space.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Storefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storefront. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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