minimarket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of minimarket
Example Sentences
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They gather shortly after daybreak outside a minimarket, the tropical heat thickening, the dawn haze in lethargic retreat.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
“I saw a group of the minimarket employees standing outside the ruins, and they were all crying,” he said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022
It is difficult to remain six feet away from others crammed into a single minimarket for essential goods.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2020
The fire started late last Sunday evening, and the building collapsed about six hours later, destroying the Strawberry and Spice Garden minimarket and two flats.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2019
Everyone knew Bodega had loved that minimarket because it had once been the Gonzalez Funeral Home.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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