shop around

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

And with rates here likely to hold for the foreseeable future, savers can confidently take their time to shop around to find a rate and term that best suits their current situation. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026

The best Los Angeles hotels provide an ideal home base for your West Coast travel itinerary, whether the agenda includes shopping around your screenplay, paying $20+ for a smoothie, or cruising up the Pacific Coast Highway at sunset. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026

All the more reason to shop around before renewing your policy, said Daniel Bortz, personal finance editor at AARP. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026

The National Association of Ticket Brokers also lists trusted retailers to buy from for those shopping around for a good ticket price, Farrow said. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for shop around

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