Example Sentences

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Shops and malls can now operate until 11 pm, and until midnight on weekends.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Shops have remained open, unlike during the previous talks, when authorities forced them to shut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Shops have reopened and farmers have come back to their land, which historically supplied much of Khartoum's fresh produce from its fruit orchards and vegetable fields.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Shops are selling hundreds of cookies within minutes and the frenzy has sent prices of key ingredients surging, local media reported.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Shops selling orbs in every shade of red and orange lined the hall.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat