corner store

American  

[kawr-ner stawr] / ˈkɔr nər ˈstɔr /

noun

• corner stores
  plural

1. a small grocery or convenience store that stocks snacks, food staples, household and sanitary items, tobacco products, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, and sometimes deli items, prepared foods, or a limited selection of fresh produce.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• corner stores
  plural

Etymology

Origin of corner store

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

corner store

Then, on the way home, I stopped at the corner store and spent the rest of my cash on a frozen pizza.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

"In my shop everybody talks about this all the time," said Maelie Misidor, who runs a small corner store in the neighborhood.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Her early dispatches included photos of a handwritten thank you note from a child, a long-haired dachshund on a walk and snow falling on a corner store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

Stambor said the decision to shut down Amazon Go locations — Amazon’s play on a corner store — as well as its Amazon Fresh grocery outlets wasn’t a surprise.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026

When you’re lost in Brooklyn, the next corner store should only be a block or two in any direction, and they’d always be able to point the way to a nearby train.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Related Words

• convenience store
• supermarket