grocery

noun

gro·cery ˈgrōs-rē

ˈgrō-sə-;

ˈgrōsh-rē

plural groceries

groceries plural : the food and supplies sold by a grocer

—usually singular in British usage

: a grocer's store

Examples of grocery in a Sentence

She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.

Recent Examples on the Web Get your locally made honey shipped right to your door or during your weekly grocery shop. —

Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 21 June 2024 Now Popping costs $4.49, according to grocery chain Shoprite. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 June 2024 Frustrations around grocery prices reached a boiling point earlier this year and led President Biden to publicly urge grocery chains to lower prices to match lessening inflation. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 June 2024 More than a week after a grocery delivery in Opa-Locka quickly devolved into a murder, police have arrested the alleged gunman. —

Michael Cartwright, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for grocery

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