How to Use shopgirl in a Sentence

shopgirl

noun
  • Or don’t marry anybody and find your way into a bohemian tale or a proto-noir or a shopgirl story or some other formula.
    Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There, she becomes intrigued by Malaise (Bajrami), a charming young shopgirl for whom Angine is willing to defy the prohibition of kissing.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Over the course of multiple visits, she becomes intrigued by Malaise (Luàna Bajrami), a charming young shopgirl for whom Angine is willing to nearly defy the prohibition on kissing.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Her tragicomic shopgirl of skid row belted her way into audiences’ hearts off-Broadway in 1982, and then in Frank Oz’s 1986 film opposite Rick Moranis.
    ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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