How to Use dollar store in a Sentence

dollar store

noun
  • These are like dollar store rats.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Also high on the list were dollar stores.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Skip over to your local craft or dollar store for some beads and pom-poms.
    — Sam Reece, SELF, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Some items like scissors and craft sticks make perfect sense to buy at your dollar store.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Big box discounters, off-pricers, dollar stores fare the best.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Wrap the prize once before adding a small gift such as a candy or dollar store toy and wrap again.
    — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Every single one can be pulled off with items from a dollar store, a thrift shop or your own kitchen.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The chain has managed to carve out a niche even as other dollar stores have struggled.
    — Kevin Williams, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
  • All gifts must be new and unwrapped, and the agency asks that these gifts not be purchased from dollar stores.
    — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2024
  • And [dollar stores are] just everywhere.
    — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Some party supply stores still have them from Halloween as do some dollar stores.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • Stock up on budget-friendly crafts supplies at your local dollar store.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Your local thrift store or dollar store has budget-friendly options.
    — Food Drink Life, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • When workers at a dollar store called 911, her arms were seized with heat cramps and her skin was as red as licorice.
    — Jack Healy, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • More communities are turning away from the prospect of a dollar store opening up in their town.
    — Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Daiso is like a Japanese dollar store, but that is not doing it justice.
    — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Because dollar store fans often share their finds on social media, many of the best deals are fleeting.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • Thrift stores, flea markets, discount shops, and dollar stores offer these finds for $10 or less.
    — Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Later that fall, Brittany found a steadier job, working at a dollar store.
    — James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Shoppers on tight budgets have increasingly turned to dollar stores for food.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Her ward does have dollar stores with shelf-stable products, but now residents can’t shop for fresh food without a car.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, dollar store chains are struggling despite having some of the lowest prices in retail.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
  • That’s why dollar stores have been struggling while sales at Walmart and Amazon have been booming.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The grassroots opposition to dollar stores is just the latest bump in the road for these retailers.
    — Carey L. Biron, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
  • Hubbell’s job at a dollar store keeps them from relocating to a shelter in another county.
    — Hallie Claflin, Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Daiso is often likened to a dollar store, known for budget-friendly pricing but a more limited range of products.
    — The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Police stopped the family because their 4-year-old was accused of stealing a doll from a dollar store.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Why these dollar store kitchen gadgets matter now Not every dollar store gadget belongs in your cart.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Stretching it far enough to outfit a working kitchen is another — and that’s where dollar store kitchen gadgets earn a second look.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Cash noted, however, that those households that buy more prepackaged foods at dollar stores seem to be buying less of these items elsewhere.
    — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025

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