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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Consumers, who by nature are relentlessly practical, voted with their grocery carts.
—Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Cannellini Beans Cannellini beans are another pantry staple worth adding to your grocery cart.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Your grocery cart is about to look different.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Security video showed a masked man entering the store with a backpack and loading a grocery cart with camping fuel and several boxes of fireworks, officials said.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
What People on GLP-1s Are Eating More Of The grocery carts of GLP-1 users tell a clear story.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Surveillance video of Cornelius Green and Jocelyn Peters leaving a grocery store with a bag of potatoes seen atop the grocery cart four days before Peters' murder.
—Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
My grocery cart is stocked with protein-rich staples like poultry, dairy, and legumes.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
Ignoring the Rules of the Road Treat the grocery cart like your car and pretend that every aisle has a stop sign on either end, says frequent shopper and Senior Lifestyle Editor Ivy Odom.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
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Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Cannellini Beans Cannellini beans are another pantry staple worth adding to your grocery cart.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Your grocery cart is about to look different.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Security video showed a masked man entering the store with a backpack and loading a grocery cart with camping fuel and several boxes of fireworks, officials said.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
What People on GLP-1s Are Eating More Of The grocery carts of GLP-1 users tell a clear story.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Surveillance video of Cornelius Green and Jocelyn Peters leaving a grocery store with a bag of potatoes seen atop the grocery cart four days before Peters' murder.
—Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
My grocery cart is stocked with protein-rich staples like poultry, dairy, and legumes.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
Ignoring the Rules of the Road Treat the grocery cart like your car and pretend that every aisle has a stop sign on either end, says frequent shopper and Senior Lifestyle Editor Ivy Odom.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Grocery cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20cart. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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