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.

Examples of go shopping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On most Saturdays during her childhood, MaryAnn Kai Kai would go shopping with her family on Rawdon Street in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2024 Play basketball, go shopping or spend your time at the casino, pools or spa. Meena Thiruvengadam, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024 While Indira heads back to work, mother and daughter go shopping for supplies to make Dot’s trademark Bisquick biscuits. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024 Some live in the suburbs and endure long rides with multiple transfers to take classes at senior centers, meet up with friends or go shopping in Koreatown. Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023 But pause ads are now appearing with QR codes that let viewers click to find out more information about what’s for sale, or even go shopping. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023 Or go shopping on Avenida López-Mateos, one block off Boulevard Costero. Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023 The next day, Chyna was supposed to go shopping with a girlfriend. Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023 Plano’s business centers, like Granite Park, prove attractive for employees who can go shopping during their lunch break, grab coffee at the nearby cafe or stroll down a boardwalk. Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023

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“Go shopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20shopping. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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