grocery cart
noun
US
: a shopping cart used at a grocery store
His idea of a good time is to stalk the cereal aisle or the produce section and count the number of men (not very many) who check the price of an item before tossing it into the grocery cart.—
Patricia T. O'Conner
Patricia T. O'ConnerExamples of grocery cart in a Sentence
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Parked nearby is a grocery cart filled with his worldly processions.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Things like maneuvering a grocery cart, moving furniture, or placing a stack of dishes on the top shelf all tick the box.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, adding some flaxseed to your grocery cart could be helpful.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
One customer is seen slamming a grocery cart toward him outside the store.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Here are five staples in your grocery cart that could see a price hike.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Stock image/file photo: A person pushing a grocery cart through a store.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Sriracha made its way into mainstream grocery carts.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Things like maneuvering a grocery cart, moving furniture, or placing a stack of dishes on the top shelf all tick the box.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, adding some flaxseed to your grocery cart could be helpful.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
One customer is seen slamming a grocery cart toward him outside the store.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Here are five staples in your grocery cart that could see a price hike.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Stock image/file photo: A person pushing a grocery cart through a store.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Sriracha made its way into mainstream grocery carts.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Grocery cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20cart. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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