Get to know Shoplifting better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like shrinkage or larceny. In Dutch this translates to winkeldiefstal.
Shoplifting in a sentence
Related words
Shoplifting meaning
- The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
- A theft from a shop during trading hours.
Shoplifting vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Shoplifting
- The main meaning on this page is: The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business. | A theft from a shop during trading hours.
- Useful related words include: shrinkage, larceny, theft, thievery.
- Possible Dutch translations are: winkeldiefstal.
- In the example corpus, shoplifting often appears in combinations such as: of shoplifting, shoplifting and, for shoplifting.
Context around Shoplifting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shoplifting
- In this selection, "shoplifting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti, allegedly, either, committed, measures and robbery stand out and add context to how "shoplifting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 26 2 shoplifting offences for and a male shoplifting at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shoplifting" sits close to words such as adidas, analyse and appalled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shoplifting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Arrests were linked to shoplifting, robbery, theft, and immigration offences. (10 words)
Chow's gas station is a hotbed of shoplifting and violent run-ins with belligerent customers. (16 words)
Dorset Police received 11 reports of shoplifting in the Bridport area between June and August 2023. (16 words)
Ariane McCree was shot and killed by two Chester Police officers in South Carolina after being detained for allegedly shoplifting at a Walmart on Nov. 23. Police claimed that the 28-year-old was placed in custody, then fled and showed officers a gun. (44 words)
Cyrus Carmack-Belton, 14, died on Sunday night in Columbia, South Carolina, after being wrongly accused of shoplifting by Rick Chow, the 58-year-old owner of a Shell gas station which has been known to have problems with violence and shoplifters. (42 words)
Brennan, 43, of Horsley, appeared before Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday to answer for a staggering spate of offending - mostly charges of shoplifting and entering shopping centres in defiance of bans. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
The woes facing pharmacies have little to do with either shoplifting or stores locking up products to prevent shoplifting.
According to yesterday’s press release, officers responded to a report of a male shoplifting at the Mobile gas station on Traffic Way at around 3:15.
Alys Rogers, manager at Sin City Comics and Gaming in Friars Walk, says the store was particularly blighted by shoplifting over the Christmas period.
A MAN has been banned from a large number of shops in Dorset after a spate of shoplifting committed.
And anti-shoplifting measures, like the locked cases in the Bronx Rite Aid, are raising costs and making shopping at chain pharmacies less convenient.
A newly arrived migrant to the sanctuary city of Chicago, Illinois, has been charged with felony theft after allegedly shoplifting over $3,100 worth of merchandise from Ralph Lauren.
Ariane McCree was shot and killed by two Chester Police officers in South Carolina after being detained for allegedly shoplifting at a Walmart on Nov. 23. Police claimed that the 28-year-old was placed in custody, then fled and showed officers a gun.
Arrests were linked to shoplifting, robbery, theft, and immigration offences.
A spokesperson said: "Not liking the fact that he had just been arrested for shoplifting, the male then tried to spit at officers and made some rather horrid threats.
A survey by the BRC says 56 per cent of retailers rated the police response to shoplifting as 'fair', with others declaring it even worse.
Brennan, 43, of Horsley, appeared before Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday to answer for a staggering spate of offending - mostly charges of shoplifting and entering shopping centres in defiance of bans.
But has taught us that computer vision tech — especially tech designed for anti-shoplifting purposes — is susceptible to bias and other flaws.
But the situation here is a world away from the US where inflation and drug epidemics have led to a surge in shoplifting.
Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: At 4:43 p.m., police responded to a business on Grand Avenue West in Chatham for a shoplifting investigation.
Chow's gas station is a hotbed of shoplifting and violent run-ins with belligerent customers.
Cyrus Carmack-Belton, 14, died on Sunday night in Columbia, South Carolina, after being wrongly accused of shoplifting by Rick Chow, the 58-year-old owner of a Shell gas station which has been known to have problems with violence and shoplifters.
Dorset Police received 11 reports of shoplifting in the Bridport area between June and August 2023.
Given the number of shops, that is the equivalent of about 26.2 shoplifting offences for every 10 shops, the highest rate in Surrey.
Greggs have been approached for a comment about their plain clothes security guards but are staying tight-lipped about their strategy to stop shoplifting.
Hayden James Merritt, 27 of Cedar Bluff, was jailed in Rome after reports said he was found with cocaine after shoplifting from Home Depot.
Common combinations with shoplifting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of shoplifting 34×
- shoplifting and 24×
- for shoplifting 18×
- shoplifting at 10×
- by shoplifting 10×
- shoplifting offences 10×
- in shoplifting 9×
- shoplifting in 8×
- and shoplifting 8×
- with shoplifting 6×