corner store

American

[kawr-ner stawr] / ˈkɔr nər ˈstɔr /

noun

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

corner stores

plural

Etymology

Origin of corner store

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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We do not appear to have crafted many design classics, unless slab-like corner sofas in mud-grey velvet are Eames chairs in the making.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2021

She said Thea might use the piano in her parlor; but when Dr. Archie went to look at the parlor he found a girl talking to a young man on one of the corner sofas.

From The Song of the Lark by Cather, Willa Sibert

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