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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
The California clothing retailer’s storefront will open another location in the spring.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Amazon quietly dropped a storefront with all things gardening — and prices start at just $5.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Orange City plays up its Dutch roots with decorative windmills, Dutch-style gables on storefronts, and an annual tulip festival in May.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Lunt Solar Systems products are manufactured in Arizona, meet all the necessary criteria for safety and are sold through an official Amazon storefront, making these a trustworthy choice.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Image Image Drills — easily hired from companies with storefronts across the city — often fail to find water or have to go deeper now, which means more electricity and gas for the pumps pulling precious liquid from the earth.
—Damien Cave Atul Loke, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Since then, many restaurants and bars have closed or are struggling to operate, and shuttered storefronts are an increasingly common sight.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The music video was also shot directly in front of the Prada storefront in SoHo, New York City with both rappers dripped out in full Prada looks.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
The firm’s office space, easily visible through its large storefront windows, is small and open, with rows of white tables where employees work.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Pike in the early morning hours of Oct. 20, throwing rocks through the storefront windows to break into the business.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
Chula Vista’s ordinance allows up to eight storefront retailers or no more than two in each district.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
There are 695 licenses for storefront retail dispensaries, most in the urban hubs of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
The decision allows city staffers to work with consultants on details of how the storefront cannabis licenses would be issued and overseen.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
The pop-up boutique on April 28 and April 29 was set up in storefront space that had been vacant and was provided courtesy of the mall by The Arboretum of South Barrington owner Rick Heidner.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
Vista is the only other North County city to legalize storefront cannabis sales so far.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
Noun
His officers and local police recently raided a shabby storefront in Long Beach.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
The California clothing retailer’s storefront will open another location in the spring.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Amazon quietly dropped a storefront with all things gardening — and prices start at just $5.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Orange City plays up its Dutch roots with decorative windmills, Dutch-style gables on storefronts, and an annual tulip festival in May.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Lunt Solar Systems products are manufactured in Arizona, meet all the necessary criteria for safety and are sold through an official Amazon storefront, making these a trustworthy choice.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Image Image Drills — easily hired from companies with storefronts across the city — often fail to find water or have to go deeper now, which means more electricity and gas for the pumps pulling precious liquid from the earth.
—Damien Cave Atul Loke, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Since then, many restaurants and bars have closed or are struggling to operate, and shuttered storefronts are an increasingly common sight.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The music video was also shot directly in front of the Prada storefront in SoHo, New York City with both rappers dripped out in full Prada looks.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Adjective
In 1958, Dederich — a recovering alcoholic — opened a storefront drug rehabilitation program in Santa Monica, California.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
The firm’s office space, easily visible through its large storefront windows, is small and open, with rows of white tables where employees work.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Pike in the early morning hours of Oct. 20, throwing rocks through the storefront windows to break into the business.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
Chula Vista’s ordinance allows up to eight storefront retailers or no more than two in each district.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
There are 695 licenses for storefront retail dispensaries, most in the urban hubs of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
The decision allows city staffers to work with consultants on details of how the storefront cannabis licenses would be issued and overseen.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
The pop-up boutique on April 28 and April 29 was set up in storefront space that had been vacant and was provided courtesy of the mall by The Arboretum of South Barrington owner Rick Heidner.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
Vista is the only other North County city to legalize storefront cannabis sales so far.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
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