shopping

Example Sentences

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Arasheben came up with that idea while shopping for a Buzz Lightyear toy for his nephew.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s getting as much mileage as it can out of Murrell’s shopping spree, devising ever more elaborate graphics for readers to keep tabs on what Murrell bought with the stolen money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The effort is beginning to bear fruit: the clusters of tents and shopping carts that once clogged the boulevards of Hollywood and Venice Beach are less numerous.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

High Street criminality sheds light on how bricks-and-mortar stores have been hammered by the boom in online shopping, with footfall 15-20% lower after the Covid lockdowns, according to a study from 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

She put the shopping bag on the sidewalk as she searched in her waist pack for a quarter.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene