Example Sentences

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This means the Mamdami Marts will be able to undercut prices at the private grocery stores and bodegas in their neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

By night, darkness enveloped the streets, but electricity and reparto music bloomed sporadically from bodegas and bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Taylor said she backs another initiative proposed by state assembly member Linda Rosenthal, a prominent animal welfare advocate, who proposes allowing cats in bodegas under certain conditions.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

It was near midnight, and he was gliding between stalls and bodegas, activating the city’s Muslim community—roughly 9 percent of New Yorkers—with his now signature mix of warmth and urgency.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2025

We got bodegas on both ends, which is cool, and a whole bunch of what my mom calls "interesting" folks who live in the middle.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds