window shopping

Example Sentences

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Julian Scot-Smith was window shopping at a Porsche dealership with his wife in London’s fancy Mayfair district before Christmas, sizing up the SUVs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

But there’s nothing wrong with a little window shopping.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

Consider stops at each to be delicious little bookends on a slow-paced afternoon of window shopping or even finding an antique you can’t live without.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Metropolitan Diary: Broke window shopping and free drawing at the Frick.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

I’ll walk past, glance casually, pretending to be a housewife, a tourist, someone window shopping.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood