How to Use mom-and-pop in a Sentence

mom-and-pop

adjective
  • Everyone loves the idea of a mom-and-pop shop.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The mood among mom-and-pop shops on Main Street is mixed.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
  • There are lots of unique mom-and-pop pizzerias places that did not make this list.
    — Haley Laurence | [email protected], al, 15 June 2023
  • There are top-tier event rental services, and then there are great mom-and-pop shops.
    — Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Just who are these mom-and-pop investors whose money is still good?
    — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There are small parks, boutiques, mom-and-pop shops, and plenty of cafes.
    — Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
  • New mom-and-pop brands joined Santana and flourished.
    — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • And these neighborhoods, for a large part, are defined by these mom-and-pop stores.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Robinhood, meanwhile, got a big boost from mom-and-pop traders, who had a major year.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • These mom-and-pop spots may not be fancy, but the food is great and the service is friendly!
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In other words, discounts to big-box chains must be available to mom-and-pop stores, too.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
  • These are good shared hosting plans for a mom-and-pop shop that just wants to list its inventory.
    — PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
  • Sales were good, but Wicked Bold’s packaging screamed part-time mom-and-pop.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • Read more about this mom-and-pop style hardware store from 1973 to today.
    — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Mar. 2026
  • While mom-and-pop investors have rushed into the stock, Wall Street isn’t as on board.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Shoplifters are more likely to steal from large chain stores (52%) than mom-and-pop shops (28%).
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Dropbox has long been known as a storage tool for mom-and-pop creative companies.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 23 June 2023
  • The coolest spots since the rise of social media are mom-and-pop regional eateries.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Its products can now be found everywhere from mom-and-pop shops to Costco.
    — Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The mom-and-pop pizza joint keeps it simple with its menu of pizzas, wings and mozzarella sticks.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The two were inspired to bring back a mom-and-pop breakfast restaurant to their neighborhood.
    — Emma Hall august 5, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But Olive said that because it’s privately owned, there’s still a bit of a mom-and-pop feel to his job.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But most of those purchases are by mom-and-pop investors, not big firms like Blackstone.
    — Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the ordering systems available then were priced for chain restaurants, not mom-and-pop spots.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Apple and Adidas were among the stores hit by thieves, as well as several mom-and-pop shops.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
  • The heists aren’t plaguing just big-box complexes and mom-and-pop convenience stores.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • Just a few lines of ink could drive a lot of business to the affordable mom-and-pop shops that are Rosati’s beat.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • So are mom-and-pop shops mixed with the occasional franchises.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Landing a job at the back of a mom-and-pop shop feels almost as hard as scoring a full-time corporate role.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Every mom-and-pop shop can have the same level of customer service as an enterprise.
    — Nick Newsom, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

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