shoplift

[US]/ˈʃɒplɪft/
[UK]/ˈʃɑːplɪft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. steal goods from a shop
vi. steal goods from a shop

Phrases & Collocations

caught shoplifting

shoplifting incident

shoplifting prevention

shoplifting charges

Example Sentences

be arrested for shoplifting

shoplifting was a serious crime.

The store detective told the shoplifter that the game was up.

shoplifting has reached epidemic proportions.

The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter.

If she carries on shoplifting, she’ll end up in jail.

Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge.

Caught shoplifting, the culprit stuttered a few transparent lies.

walked squarely toward the shoplifter and arrested him.

He's already been caught shoplifting; that boy will come to a bad end.

He was fined for shoplifting but only received his just deserts.

The shoplifter’s day of reckoning came when he was charged with 30 cases of theft.

After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.

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