window shopping

Example Sentences

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After two days of window shopping, it was time to pick up some souvenirs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

But there’s nothing wrong with a little window shopping.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

I usually only shop at DXL — that’s my go-to — but I might do some window shopping in Beverly Hills and if something really grabs me I’ll splurge.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Metropolitan Diary: Broke window shopping and free drawing at the Frick.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

I’ll walk past, glance casually, pretending to be a housewife, a tourist, someone window shopping.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood