shoplifting

/ (ˈʃɒpˌlɪftɪŋ) /

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noun

the act of stealing goods from a shop during shopping hours

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Words nearby shoplifting

shopgirl, shophar, shopkeeper, shoplift, shoplifter, shoplifting, shoppe, shopper, shopping, shopping bag, shopping-bag lady

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How to use shoplifting in a sentence

Rioting, shoplifting, and violent confrontation with the police took place shortly thereafter.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, news has broken that Lauten herself was arrested as a teen for shoplifting.
Let’s Not Forget: We Were All Teenagers Once|Russell Saunders|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A French sales clerk hovers over Mariame, as if assuming she is shoplifting because she is black and from the projects.
‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was as if the five were charged with fifty counts of shoplifting, and one of strangling a grandmother.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There were jokes about Winston shoplifting crab legs earlier this year.
Jameis Winston's Inevitable #epicfail|Gideon Resnick|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wanted me to talk the gang into shoplifting, but I wouldn't.
The Scapegoat|Richard Maples
These lessons were in shoplifting, pocket picking, purse snatching and other forms of larceny requiring skill and deftness.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World|Clifton R. Wooldridge
On a charge of shoplifting she was given an indeterminate sentence of one to ten years in the penitentiary at Joliet.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World|Clifton R. Wooldridge
The hardest bout I ever had was with a woman—Sally Wells, who was afterwards lagged for shoplifting.
Jack Sheppard, Vol. I (of III)|W. Harrison Ainsworth
The practice of shoplifting among ladies has increased lately to a fearful degree.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds

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