shop the store
idiom
US
: to look throughout a store for something
They shopped the store in search of gift ideas.
Examples of shop the store in a Sentence
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Each child, personally escorted by Herro, was provided with a $500 gift card from Papa Johns Pizza to shop the store for school supplies.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022
Additionally, because most customers shop the store with smartphone in hand, Walmart has smartly integrated QR codes throughout.
—Sanford Stein, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
Other events include a monthly sweepstake where a family in need is awarded $1,000 and 40 minutes to shop the store by themselves.
—Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2021
Employees shop the store to fill customers’ orders and put them into the kiosk for pickup.
—Chronicle Staff and News Services, SFChronicle.com, 18 Jan. 2021
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022
Additionally, because most customers shop the store with smartphone in hand, Walmart has smartly integrated QR codes throughout.
—Sanford Stein, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
Other events include a monthly sweepstake where a family in need is awarded $1,000 and 40 minutes to shop the store by themselves.
—Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2021
Employees shop the store to fill customers’ orders and put them into the kiosk for pickup.
—Chronicle Staff and News Services, SFChronicle.com, 18 Jan. 2021
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