go shopping
idiom
: to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things
We went shopping for a gift at the mall.
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Chelsea and Chloe go shopping at a jewelry store inside the hotel — and Gaitok lets a car slip by the security gate while talking to Valentin.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025
This is because the cash that was burning a hole in your pocket is now tied up in something less liquid and doesn’t go shopping down the mall looking for trouble.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
After lunch one day, the women go shopping and Camille falls in love with a beautiful golden brown chair.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Based on survey results, the National Retail Federation projected that 132 million people will go shopping that day, and almost two-thirds of them will do so in stores.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025
This is because the cash that was burning a hole in your pocket is now tied up in something less liquid and doesn’t go shopping down the mall looking for trouble.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
After lunch one day, the women go shopping and Camille falls in love with a beautiful golden brown chair.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Based on survey results, the National Retail Federation projected that 132 million people will go shopping that day, and almost two-thirds of them will do so in stores.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for go shopping
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“Go shopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20shopping. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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