shopping

Example Sentences

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"The co-ordinator and her cronies were busy shopping for handbags online."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

People forget what shopping looked like before Amazon: flipping through glossy catalogs, mailing or phoning in orders and waiting weeks for delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Burke went all in on branding, arranging billboards, marathon-branded Coca-Cola cans and Vons shopping bags.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

It was during a recent fridge clean-out when I came to the uncomfortable realization that I’m pretty bad at shopping for groceries.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

She also planned to spend a relaxed afternoon shopping for the new dress she had promised Lady Constance she would buy.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood