shoplifting

Example Sentences

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Drug stores there suffered substantial losses from shoplifting he said, and now, “our challenge on Broadway is leasing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Here, Corvette and the Velvet Gang realize that this is about much more than shoplifting some clothes and reselling them at a discount.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The film suggests that Hanna had previously been convicted in the UK for shoplifting and fraud.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But the ONS notes that the Home Office recently clarified to police forces that they should record shoplifting where violence or threats of violence are used as robbery of business property.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Art is what you can get away with, said somebody or other, which makes it sound like shoplifting or some other minor crime.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood