corner store

[kawr-ner stawr]

noun

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corner store¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Neighbours recognised the first-generation daughter of immigrant parents from El Salvador, as as a girl who would visit the corner store almost daily to buy candy and soda, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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It’ll be available online and in the local corner store that first started the “Keep IV Waste” sign petition.

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When I’m dreaming up new oatmeal combinations, I start where any self-respecting hedonist would: the jam aisle of a fancy little corner store.

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On a recent afternoon, he had a copy in his wallet, along with his state ID, as he walked from his uptown apartment in Memphis, Tennessee, to a nearby corner store.

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The unassuming corner store sold a jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth $1.04 billion in 2023.

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Related Words

• convenience store 
• supermarket