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

This certainly wasn’t retail therapy to chase away a bad mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 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

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

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

She always says that she’s having a bad month and she’ll make it up later, and she seems genuinely really stressed about money, but also she’s been doing a good amount of retail therapy.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023