retail therapy

Example Sentences

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Losing the Champions League final to Chelsea hurt real bad, hence the retail therapy.

From The Guardian

“We’ve been looking forward to this weekend — the start of the summer holidays — for some time and cannot wait to finally see our passengers enjoying themselves, whether that’s indulging in some retail therapy or eating in our restaurants, before jetting off on a well-deserved holiday.”

From Seattle Times

Despite the occasional minor splurge — a used Nintendo Switch and a new armchair — their retail therapy has been limited to a few items purchased out of boredom, like a new sunlamp and some sweaters.

From New York Times

But you — the fortunate ones who can afford to save — shouldn’t relapse to retail therapy.

From Washington Post

There’s nothing wrong with a little retail therapy, and the desire to travel to visit the people and places you’ve stayed away from during COVID-19 times is understandable, but for anyone who will make it through the pandemic on more solid financial footing than they entered it, it’s important that revenge be served cold, and as cheaply as possible.

From Seattle Times