shoplifting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She delivers this line with both humor and a remarkably unassuming depth, a weight that suggests her character has far more on her mind than just shoplifting.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Here, Corvette and the Velvet Gang realize that this is about much more than shoplifting some clothes and reselling them at a discount.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
The Oakland-based musician and filmmaker smuggles revolutionary ideas into his latest movie, an absurdist candy-colored romp about shoplifting and workers’ rights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
But the ONS notes that the Home Office recently clarified to police forces that they should record shoplifting where violence or threats of violence are used as robbery of business property.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The thousands from Orleans Parish Prison, including those who were in jail for public intoxication, shoplifting, and other misdemeanors, had been left on the city’s Broad Street overpass for three days.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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