shoplifting

Example Sentences

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Here, Corvette and the Velvet Gang realize that this is about much more than shoplifting some clothes and reselling them at a discount.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

She delivers this line with both humor and a remarkably unassuming depth, a weight that suggests her character has far more on her mind than just shoplifting.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

More than 90% of people jailed pretrial were charged with offenses that didn’t even qualify for detention under the California Constitution: shoplifting, driving without a license, vandalism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

But the ONS notes that the Home Office recently clarified to police forces that they should record shoplifting where violence or threats of violence are used as robbery of business property.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Oh, I thought maybe he’d caught a shoplifting customer.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon