strip mall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of strip mall
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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Tyler Perry Studios boasts a replica of the White House, an airport terminal, two baseball fields, a strip mall, a residential neighborhood, and a golf course.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
This isn’t an argument for turning every anonymous strip mall back into a village of idiosyncratic mom-and-pop shops.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Instead of his house, we were at a New Age event venue in a strip mall that also contains an apothecary, a dry cleaner, and a head shop.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The shop of the first song’s title is a place in a strip mall where he recently picked up his air conditioner and television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The service road cut through industrial wasteland and dead-ended at a strip mall.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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