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
A New Zealand lawmaker resigned after allegations emerged that she had shoplifted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Rick Chow thought the teen had shoplifted four bottles of water Sunday night from his Xpress Mart Shell station in Columbia.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 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
