“Sarah,” I said. “This is the tackiest display of poor taste I’ve ever seen. I mean, you might as well turn the whole house into a 7-11.” 1983, David Ray, editor, New letters Reader II: An Anthology of Contemporary Writing, Kansas City: University of Missouri, page 9:
These days, a cyclist in bike shorts can walk into a 7-11 or bagel shop without drawing a second glance. 1999, Vic Armijo, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cycling, page 104:
My patients are NOT lying on the couch collecting welfare but rather helping you when you buy a car, go into a 7-11 or build a house. 2004, United States Congress, House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, To Do No Harm: Strategies for Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse, page 279
A scholarship from UCLA, a boring job at an electronics firm and suspicious looks from the clerk whenever I go into a 7-11. 1997, Brady Udall, Letting Loose the Hounds: Stories, page 16: