shopping mall

noun

Examples of shopping mall in a Sentence

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Two 19-year-old men were killed after a dispute between two groups escalated into gunfire at a suburban Detroit shopping mall on the Fourth of July weekend, according to authorities. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Swimming pools, movie theaters and shopping malls are places to stay cool. Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 2 July 2026 One of the top ways to beat the heat is to access air conditioning at home, at a cooling center or at a common space with air conditioning, like a public library or shopping mall for at least two hours a day. Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026 Gap has always been a shopping mall mainstay, but there have been some exciting collaborations that have put it back on the map in recent years, from Dôen and Zac Posen to Victoria Beckham and Harlem’s Fashion Row. Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shopping mall

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopping mall was in 1950

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“Shopping mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20mall. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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shopping mall

noun
: mall 3
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