shoplift
verb (used with object)
to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
were shoplifting
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past progressiveof shoplift.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It started with an experience I had in college, after I was tossed out of a convenience store across from campus because they thought some of us were shoplifting.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2014
