How to Use general store in a Sentence

general store

noun

• There was a general store, schoolhouse, post office, auto garage and pool hall.
  — Anne Burke, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2018
• The farmers market and general store will be open, also.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 1 May 2018
• The general store, the post office and the recreation hall have all been refurbished.
  — Nathaniel Wilder, Smithsonian, 18 Apr. 2018
• The small port has a motel, a general store and a bed-and-breakfast for those staying and catching a ride when the Tusty sails back.
  — Mike Coppock, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2018
• On-site amenities include a general store, clubhouse and seasonal pool.
  — Heidi Williams, OregonLive.com, 1 May 2018
• Conestoga Ranch includes a restaurant, spa, general store, a playground and game tent for kids.
  — Alison Darosa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 May 2018
• This establishment would serve down-home fixin's whipped up by local cooks and the decor would harken back to the days when every town had its own general store.
  — Katherine Lagomarsino, Country Living, 11 Apr. 2018
• The hotel is located three doors down from The Mercantile, their restaurant, bakery, general store and deli.
  — Madison Roberts, PEOPLE.com, 21 May 2018
• Nearby is the 1890 general store and post office, which was moved to this location from its original waterfront site.
  — Bonnie Gross, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
• At the general store along Old Route 66, Cary Asel had a similar sentiment.
  — Felicia Fonesca, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2018
• His parents owned a general store, surrounded by a lead-acid battery factory, a tire manufacturer and a meatpacking plant.
  — Andrea Chang, latimes.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• His parents ran a general store, and his father was a healer and herbalist in a neighborhood where apartheid residency laws forced Chinese immigrants to congregate.
  — John Wilkens, Pomerado News, 13 Apr. 2018
• The general store with its high false front stands on the main road.
  — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2020
• That spot is about a 20-minute drive from the general store.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 16 July 2024
• The general store on the first floor of the Snowbird Center has a sandwich counter in the back.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2021
• In many small towns the post office was in a general store.
  — Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021
• Picked you up at your moms drove to alsea general store and drove back.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2020
• Elmore consists of a short main drag with the school, the general store across the street, town hall, and one church.
  — Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2022
• The Mill did evolve very rapidly from an all-day cafe to a general store.
  — George McCalman, SFChronicle.com, 2 Aug. 2020
• The site was built in the 1800s as a general store, but has sat vacant in recent years.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2022
• The tavern, formerly a general store, was built with the same type of stone used for the church.
  — Barry Adams, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
• No Name Pub got its start in 1931 as a general store and bait and tackle shop.
  — Kara Franker, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
• The general store was still fully stocked, a bin of hockey sticks with prices still on them by the door.
  — Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2018
• The village of Two Harbors is there as well, with a general store to stock up on goods.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• The antiques shop is housed in the former Dale Brothers general store, which was built in the 1870s.
  — Michelle Matthews | [e-mail], al, 10 Nov. 2021
• Plains has a train depot, a general store that sells peanut ice cream, and not much else.
  — Washington Post, 10 July 2021
• Built in 1901, the general store once served as a town post office and gas station.
  — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2019
• The eatery at the Canyon Lodge, the visitor center and the general store were shut down, Heskett said.
  — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 4 July 2024
• The teen-aged Barnum learned the lessons of commerce working in a general store.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020
• The Elk Store Ever wanted to experience a small-town general store?
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024