How to Use pharmacy in a Sentence

pharmacy

noun
  • There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now.
  • She's studying pharmacy at the university.
  • Sure enough, the first pharmacy was out, and so was the next.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The sauna is the poor man’s pharmacy, goes one old proverb.
    — Carolyn Todd, Men's Health, 3 June 2023
  • In the back of the store, near the pharmacy counter, there’s a wanted poster with an image of the man on the bridge.
    — Drew Iden, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • In normal times, the pharmacy was open around-the-clock.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • But hear me out: This isn’t about what to wear for your new run club or for a lazy trip to the pharmacy.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The iconic pharmacy to this day, counts a who’s who of New York as clients.
    — Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Thanks to the man in front of me in line at pharmacy who was waiting to pick up an Rx.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Customers who get jabbed at the in-store pharmacy earn a $10 off coupon or maybe a gift card.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Grab some snacks, pick out a couch, and even stop by the pharmacy and fill a prescription.
    — New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The nation's two largest pharmacy chains have seen some stores run out of the tests in recent days.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 22 Dec. 2021
  • At a pharmacy down the road, a shell landed in front, shattered the sign and knocked out power.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The pills can be picked up at a pharmacy or a doctor’s office or mailed to the patient.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2022
  • Other people in the store pulled the woman into a pharmacy and closed the gate to protect her, the chief said.
    — CBS News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The pay raise follows one last year for pharmacy techs that raised the average salary to over $20 an hour.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 5 June 2023
  • The company is one of the biggest pharmacy chains in the country.
    — Sarah Nassauer, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022
  • She was seen at a pharmacy and then at a home, an affidavit said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The pharmacy will mix the herbs right there and send customers home with directions for how to prepare the loose tea.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Vaccines boosted pharmacy sales as the omicron surge of the virus peaked in the U.S. during the quarter.
    — chicagotribune.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The day of the fire also marked her 37th anniversary working for the pharmacy.
    — oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Stop & Shop's grocery section will be open but the pharmacy will be closed.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Wade, 86, was born in San Jose and grew up in Santa Clara where his father owned a pharmacy.
    — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
  • Those who qualify can go home with the medicines without having to make a trip to the pharmacy.
    — Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2022
  • The pharmacy chains in the Ohio case have already begun their appeals.
    — New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Instead, a nurse makes runs to the pharmacy to fill Rab’s prescriptions.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • This month the pharmacy sold out of over-the-counter pain relievers such as Panadol and Nurofen, and can’t order more.
    — Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Annabelle Dexter-Jones has found a happy place in a pharmacy.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Considering the bevy of smooth gams that donned them for the show, picking up a bottle of Nair at the pharmacy may also be recommended for the full effect.
    — Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Here’s what to know: Supermarkets Publix: Normal store hours, but pharmacies will be closed.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025

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