retail therapy

Example Sentences

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After all, if Americans are stressed, what better solution than retail therapy?

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

But no one escapes the brutal moral accounting, not even Jackie, after she suffers a tragedy no amount of retail therapy will ever make right.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

A day of retail therapy can be just the ticket for some people to help them feel better about themselves.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

It was a space where my girlfriends and I found community, a shared sense of purpose, a quest for something larger, and retail therapy that was within our limited means.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2025

To make themselves feel better, they might engage in retail therapy, Jack said.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025