retail therapy
Example Sentences
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Times may be tough for many Americans, but the most popular therapy remains retail therapy.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
But no one escapes the brutal moral accounting, not even Jackie, after she suffers a tragedy no amount of retail therapy will ever make right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
A day of retail therapy can be just the ticket for some people to help them feel better about themselves.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
To make themselves feel better, they might engage in retail therapy, Jack said.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
But he wasn’t just indulging in retail therapy for its own sake—his wardrobe has been a key part of his strategy to dupe people, Natalie Shutler writes.
From Slate ● May 16, 2023
