shoplifting

Example Sentences

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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

The move follows official figures showing shoplifting offences in England and Wales topped half a million last year - a year-on-year increase of about 20% - prompting concern across the High Street.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The film suggests that Hanna had previously been convicted in the UK for shoplifting and fraud.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

In that seemingly mundane act, he glimpsed evidence of the turnaround for New York City’s shoplifting epidemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Art is what you can get away with, said somebody or other, which makes it sound like shoplifting or some other minor crime.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood