shop around

phrasal verb

shopped around; shopping around; shops around

1

: to look for the most suitable item or service for the lowest price

Shop around first before you buy a car.

She is shopping around for a bank with low fees.

2

: to try to get a company to publish or produce (something)

He shopped his manuscript around, but no publishers were interested.

Examples of shop around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Take the time, then, to crunch your potential costs and shop around for lenders. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026

People often try to hold onto the insurance that currently covers them and don’t consider shopping around or comparing insurance prices. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026

The key is to shop around and compare prices across different retailers to find the best deals. —Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

Over 30 million vehicles a year are tested or serviced with a MAHLE Service Solutions product, in over 25,000 dealer and aftermarket service shops around the world. —Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for shop around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background