shoplift
verb (used with object)
to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
had shoplifted
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past perfectof shoplift.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When he traced a seller on Vinted he suspected of selling on the stolen goods, Mr Groves discovered the man the account belonged to is married to the woman who had shoplifted the cuddly toys.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
The only example of misidentification that he recalled was when a man was confused for his identical twin, who had shoplifted.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Chow thought the boy had shoplifted four bottles of water.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Employees of a drugstore had called police to report that the mother had shoplifted, though no shoplifting charges were filed.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2021
In Des Moines, Ann Baity admitted to awestruck police that she had shoplifted a radio-phonograph and a wardrobe trunk.
From Time Magazine Archive
