minimart
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of minimart
Example Sentences
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Instead, there’s a gas station minimart that smells of evergreen-tree-shaped car air fresheners.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
About half a dozen others milled around, some standing under a scraggly tree along the minimart parking lot.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022
One of the car passengers, Morries Lester Hall, said Floyd quickly fell asleep in the driver’s seat upon returning from the minimart, according to Nelson’s filing.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2021
But at night people appeared on their porches, bought supplies at Doña Gilma’s minimart, turned up 1990s merengue in their homes or tossed baseballs in the street.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2016
Joey pulled the car in to a minimart gas station.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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