drugstore
noun
the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
drug store
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a variation of
drugstore.
Example Sentences
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It’s a world in which it is easier to fail than to succeed, a world that a lot of people picking up a paperback for quarter at the drug store would have recognized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Everywhere I’d normally go was closed except for a chain drug store, where I purchased a pint of coffee Häagen-Dazs and a bag of stale chocolate chips.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
Thanks to a gaping loophole in federal healthcare regulations, some of our leading drug store chains turn over customers’ most sensitive private healthcare information to law enforcement agencies, even without a warrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Rosalind Brewer is departing as CEO after less than three years at the helm of the drug store chain.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
The geese hung around the barnyard the way boys hang around a drug store, and Mr. Zuckerman fed them com and turnips to keep them cheerful.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
