general store
noun
a store, usually in a rural area, that sells a wide variety of merchandise, as clothing, food, or hardware, but is not divided into departments.
general stores
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pluralof general store.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tidy general stores, ice cream parlors and a Main Street lined with striped awnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
His father, Charles, had moved to the United States from Lebanon as a peddler in 1898 and managed to open general stores in Wood and Mission.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
We were always at some challenge to find places for lunch on the trip; most stops we made were at small general stores that only had sandwiches or hot dogs for sale.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
For most of its history, Burke was a rural town in Fairfax County, Va., defined by railroads, dirt roads, church life and general stores.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2021
His counterpart was William Turner, who owned a tavern and two general stores.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
