How to Use greengrocer in a Sentence

greengrocer

noun
  • And his answer began with a greengrocer.
    — Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • It is lined with shopfronts—nail salons, funeral homes, greengrocers with fruit stands—and apartments that look out over the street.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • In town, the greengrocer finds a fuzzy, marmot-like creature with elephantine ears in a crate of oranges.
    — Frances Leech, Longreads, 3 May 2018
  • The main street is lined with indie wine and cheese shops as well as an artisanal butcher, greengrocer, and fishmonger.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 June 2024
  • The Nazis won the mail-in ballots from cruise ships, and there were not many greengrocers or sellers of rubber sponges to be found on board those.
    — David Blackbourn, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2019
  • Dario Portale, a local greengrocer, and his family, were among them.
    — New York Times, 18 May 2021
  • When even one person stops performing, when the greengrocer removes his sign, the illusion begins to crack.
    — Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Third, visit the neighborhood markets, where people have known their baker, their butcher, and their greengrocer for decades.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 29 Mar. 2022
  • In the usual greengrocer’s arrangement, layers of oranges are stacked such that each orange touches twelve others.
    — Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The former greengrocer from south London was known for lively banter that was often laced with innuendo.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Produce for the meal was mainly sourced from the local greengrocer, Frank Vork’s, as well as the nearby Italian deli.
    — Ellie Pithers, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Thus the sign helps the greengrocer to conceal from himself the low foundations of his obedience, at the same time concealing the low foundations of power.
    — Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Thus the sign helps the greengrocer to conceal from himself the low foundations of his obedience, at the same time concealing the low foundations of power.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Next was a quick visit to one of Sadr City’s oldest markets, where butchers and fishmongers, greengrocers and cloth sellers work cheek by jowl.
    — New York Times, 20 Nov. 2019
  • His father, Mario, was a greengrocer during the Depression, then worked in construction.
    — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Turkish greengrocers are most likely to be found in the former West Berlin, while Vietnamese stores are a hallmark of the East.
    — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The greengrocer, under totalitarianism, doesn’t and can’t have an opinion; the putting up of the sign doesn’t appear to be subject to debate.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 24 June 2020
  • The slogan’s real meaning, therefore, is rooted firmly in the greengrocer’s existence.
    — Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The shooting takes place directly across the street at a greengrocer located at 137 Mott Street that remains a fruit stand today.
    — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Hailing from Leicester, Lineker spent his youth playing football with younger brother Wayne and helping out his greengrocer father on a 'fruit and veg' stall in the city's historic market.
    — SI.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • On its swarming 57-acre site in Battersea wholesalers are flogging fruit, vegetables and flowers to London’s greengrocers and restaurateurs.
    — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The multistory stretch of tiny shops and restaurants is a popular haunt for vintage hunters and manga fans, while its venerable greengrocers and drug shops still provide the daily necessities for local residents.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • He was born in 1899 above his father’s greengrocer shop in the unremarkable town of Leytonstone in Essex, northeast of London.
    — John Banville, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The damage to her building happened when missiles slammed into a military recruitment office across the street in early March, nearly flattening it, along with the adjoining greengrocer’s and pharmacy.
    — Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Each time Lola visits her grandmother, Eliane slips on her sun-yellow jacket, hops on her scooter, and heads to her favorite greengrocer at Aligre market to pick up ingredients for minestra.
    — Rooksana Hossenally, Saveur, 12 July 2023
  • Just last week, Danish brand Ganni promoted a new collaboration by turning a store into a greengrocer, allowing shoppers to not only pick up pieces from the new collection, but local produce too.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022

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