- present participle of shoplift.
shoplifting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A man has been jailed for a number of shoplifting offences days after being freed under the government's early release scheme.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Lewis said she had seen the level of shoplifting increase and decrease in line with the cost of living, but added: "When there is a presence in the town, they are deterred."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Home Office figures show there were 42,674 shoplifting offences across Kent, Surrey and Sussex in 2025/26 compared with 28,048 cases in 2019/20.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Policing minister Sarah Jones said shoplifting was a "pernicious crime that for too long has gone unpunished".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“They get angry when they read about how filthy they are,” Hunter Thompson later wrote of the Hell’s Angels, “but instead of shoplifting some deodorant, they strive to become even filthier.”
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
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