shopping cart
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shopping cart
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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“If your sale is fully executed in an e-commerce shopping cart, it might not be as important.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
He walked over to an empty shopping cart and strained to flip it over onto its side.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Users can then open their shopping cart in the DoorDash app and wrap up the purchase from a store there.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
The woman who confronted her was completely outraged, banging her shopping cart into her and saying, “What a what a thing to wear to Ralphs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
His rusty shopping cart with all of his belongings is in Mrs. Pearl’s driveway, a big bag of mulch at the bottom of it.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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