shopping mall
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shopping mall
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile: The fictional Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza from the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” videogames and movies is getting a real-life location at the American Dream shopping mall in East Rutherford, N.J., complete with animatronic stage shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Three of them are from the Aeon shopping mall in Kumamoto city, where dozens are still believed to be trapped.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
TOKYO—Rescue operations were under way at a shopping mall after a strong earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Big name sponsors mounted fan events, including a meet-and-greet at a shopping mall in Metro Manila's business district of Makati.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Baba drops the three of us off at the Ridgeford shopping mall.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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