bookstore
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bookstore
Example Sentences
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He went shopping for real estate, first buying out the warehouse space he had been renting, then turning back to the idea of reviving the bookstore.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Moreover, Mr. Oppenheimer calls it a stretch to say her books were “banned” and says he “could find no cases in which a bookstore stopped carrying Judy Blume’s books in response to pressure.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
It’s just two doors down from the diner and feels like our community bookstore.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Still, you now have an opportunity to switch gears and think about how else you could use your free time to make some extra cash — a part-time job in a bookstore, for instance.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
“You know how he was being all weird with you at the bookstore and at school?”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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