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The combination of the noise and rotation process prevents a shoplifter from surreptitiously sweeping multiple items into their pocket.—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 One possibility is aggregating the amounts stolen so that a higher-level charge can be brought against a serial shoplifter, Thomas said.—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025 The head of Frontier Airlines compared anti-bag fee customers to shoplifters.—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024 Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens.—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoplifter
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