How to Use mom-and-pop in a Sentence

mom-and-pop

adjective
  • From the swankiest, fine dining to the mom-and-pop spots.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • There are lots of unique mom-and-pop pizzerias places that did not make this list.
    Haley Laurence | Hlaurence@al.com, al, 15 June 2023
  • Shoplifters are more likely to steal from large chain stores (52%) than mom-and-pop shops (28%).
    Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • There are small parks, boutiques, mom-and-pop shops, and plenty of cafes.
    Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
  • While mom-and-pop investors have rushed into the stock, Wall Street isn’t as on board.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In town, there’s a cluster of small shops and restaurants, and mom-and-pop lodgings.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Was that because of – or in spite of – the fact that half of NFL teams are mom-and-pop shops passed down as heirlooms?
    USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Warner won’t sell to box stores, only mom-and-pop places.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2023
  • Sales were good, but Wicked Bold’s packaging screamed part-time mom-and-pop.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • And these neighborhoods, for a large part, are defined by these mom-and-pop stores.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But Olive said that because it’s privately owned, there’s still a bit of a mom-and-pop feel to his job.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2023
  • In other words, discounts to big-box chains must be available to mom-and-pop stores, too.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
  • Apple and Adidas were among the stores hit by thieves, as well as several mom-and-pop shops.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
  • Locally-owned, mom-and-pop retail shops still rein in this small town.
    Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The mom-and-pop diner; the vinyl record shop–the local and uncommercialized.
    Michael Serazio, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2023
  • These are good shared hosting plans for a mom-and-pop shop that just wants to list its inventory.
    PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
  • Tantrum, a mom-and-pop toy shop in the Richmond, has gifts for babies and kids of all ages, including puzzles, games and dolls.
    Nadia Lopez, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Such mom-and-pop joints once dotted the North Carolina countryside, but Grady’s is one of the last few left.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
  • What else to know: This mom-and-pop restaurant is an east-side favorite, with one of the best (and most affordable) Tex-Mex steaks in town.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
  • Southern Living sent him in search of mom-and-pop restaurants with recipes worth reporting to the wider world.
    Ben Terris, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • The mom-and-pop pizza joint keeps it simple with its menu of pizzas, wings and mozzarella sticks.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Renu runs one of the millions of mom-and-pop stores, known as kiranas, located all over India.
    Shamina Singh, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The stock was bolstered by Trump supporters and mom-and-pop investors looking to make a quick buck on the stock’s soaring price.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Its products can now be found everywhere from mom-and-pop shops to Costco.
    Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Locals see Say Cheese as an example of the mom-and-pop stores that make Silver Lake special.
    Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The mom-and-pop trader, or the high-flying institutions?
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The heists aren’t plaguing just big-box complexes and mom-and-pop convenience stores.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • At a time when mom-and-pop restaurants are hard to come by, Kealoha's Kitchen is something special that's worth hanging on to.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • The way Haltom City’s mayor sees it, competition is healthy, even for mom-and-pop shops.
    Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
  • Instead, you’re encouraged to explore the thrift shops, family-run bakeries, and mom-and-pop restaurants right outside.
    Heather Greenwood Davis, AFAR Media, 16 July 2025

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