| 单词 | shopping |
| 例句 | I did have a little shopping to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Park Forest, it turns out, was one of America’s first fully planned communities—not just a housing subdivision, but a full village designed for about thirty thousand people, with shopping malls, churches, schools, and parks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I want Devon to take me shopping like he did last year. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But there is no recipe for disaster so guaranteed as my mother clothes shopping for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And my mom would be so upset by the end of shopping that she would push the cart fast, and I would feel like I was in a submarine. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I have more dresses than I once had, but I don’t go shopping with my mother to help pick them out, the way Carol does. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Dad,’ said Kat, ‘d’you mind if we stop by the shopping centre again? I want to get a present for Auntie Glo. Some bath oil to help her relax.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, I have been around: the racial rioting in South Africa, hosting embassy parties in Brazzaville, shopping in Paris and Brussels, the game animals in Kenya, I have seen it all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z While a trip to the market should be an ordinary, everyday occurrence, Citra found that food shopping with a scythe carried its own basket of crazy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z All she had to do was run to the cabin and pick up the shopping bag, and she was ready. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Afterward she had to see to the house, the servants, and the shopping until her classes began. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I also didn’t write that the last time I got one of these looks was just the day before, while I was grocery shopping with Mom. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A few days later Ji-yun was already home from school when I got back from shopping. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Grammy will never go for pedicures or enjoy shopping for pretty dresses. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Did you try to come over? I’m sorry. Mom had a free day and made me go shopping.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “No you don’t. You know? You have a sucky time dress shopping, and you’re ready to call off prom. You wouldn’t try out for the play because you’re not the best actress in the universe.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I’ve been shopping all day, and I think I’m at the dropping part now.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Even if I can shop at Scuto’s without earmuffs, I like shopping with them better. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The moon, as always, had moved halfway across the sky by the time I was done with my shopping. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z While Dr. Carey was making repairs on the car, Stuart went shopping. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He took me shopping and we bought a calf-length black leather jacket, which would look ridiculous today but at the time, thanks to Neo, was very cool. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A tiny man in a violet top hat had bowed to him once while out shopping with Aunt Petunia and Dudley. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “He failed the first time, Apparated five miles south of where he meant to, right on top of some poor old dear doing her shopping, remember?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Usually, Mami takes me shopping one time and I get everything I need at once. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Well, we have all day though I’d like to do a bit of shopping early before the best hams are gone at Barry the butcher. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Had good luck with my shopping, too. Wasn’t a thing I bought that wasn’t on sale.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We comforted her and told her that if she’d put her foot down once or twice and say she didn’t have the time, the shopping lists would shrink of their own accord. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Once she was up, she would take me out shopping or to a museum or a fancy restaurant. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I like talking to Mom on the ride over and back and shopping in the stores across the street, and I love the road between our house and the clinic. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Back and forth from the shopping center to Sunset Towers, again and again and again and . . . hey, this is a new direction. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman would be awake now, thinking about going shopping as she did each afternoon. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Angela had neither the time nor the desire for a social life what with studying, her weekly shopping date with Sydelle, and Sundays spent helping Crow and Otis in the soup kitchen. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not do his shopping that day and when he tried to explain to me what he had been trying to do in frightening me I would not listen or speak to him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognize Ofglen, my shopping partner, sitting two away from me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom was so upset that she took me shopping for new clothes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She still owned a closet full of hideous neon T-shirts and shorts from their last shopping trip, so she instead redirected him to a bookstore. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Here there were no shopping aisles, just forest. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Lauren finished, “It was in an old shopping bag. I think she drank most of it yesterday.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He carried two large shopping bags, which he passed to Dicey. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He gives her the shopping bags, watches as she loops them over her wrist. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A man swore, which echoed in the empty shopping center. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Even though there are only a few things we need, we get a shopping cart and go down every aisle of the grocery store. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Now I was pushing a shopping cart with a Christmas tree on it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Body shopping on the block where you live. I feel that way, too, even though I don’t understand why. Father Mulrooney could probably explain it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He offers to carry her shopping bags, and though they weigh nothing at all she allows him to, telling him she’d been to a sample sale in SoHo just before they’d met. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Grace’s mom and she looked at them together like they were shopping in a catalog. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The next day when my mother and Mrs. Hull came home from shopping, my mother seemed more lighthearted than she’d been for ages. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At an open shopping center on Valley Boulevard, they bought two canteens in a hardware store and some food in the supermarket. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Once their candy was picked out and Mr. Mason had scooped it into a paper bag, Wash led them back out onto the porch so that Naomi could finish her shopping. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Arabs often ap-peared in the city, shopping and chanting their strange prayers several times a day. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom thinks they’re all out to steal from her so she rifles through their coats and shopping bags when they’re working. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The plastic shopping bags were cutting into her palms. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z City-sized shopping malls were erected in the blink of an eye, and storefronts spread across planets like time-lapse footage of mold devouring an orange. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A collection of white shopping bags lie at the base of her stool. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “All right, children, I am all done shopping, and now we will have a most delicious surprise. Children?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z We hear they are going to turn this old market into a shopping centre now. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was such a different way of shopping than going to a store with price tags on the products! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you pop back over to the hotel when you’re done? Then I can help you with your shopping.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I felt a flush of embarrassment to be caught shopping when I should have been plotting a revolution. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Guess no running water? Maybe I can go shopping. I’m not as muddy as you guys. I could find us some clothes ” Haze! only half heard him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z By the time we finished shopping, I had begun to agree with her. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Arturo lifted the blue plastic shopping basket off the floor and turned it over to show that it was empty. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Howard walked his up-down walk over to the car as I was getting my shopping bags out of the backseat. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “But on the whole a profitable morning’s shopping. You ready to trade in the stuff?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z While my friends from America could find miniature trucks already assembled in their shopping malls, we had to build ours from wire and empty cartons of booze. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z And family chores like shopping had to continue. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “You know, I don’t think we’ll be able to carry all this,” I suggested uneasily as he placed a horse-collar-shaped bologna in the shopping cart. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I’ll walk past, glance casually, pretending to be a housewife, a tourist, someone window shopping. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If he’s polishing the car when I set out for the shopping, or when I come back, and if his hat is on askew or not on at all, then I go. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no friends so I spend all my time alone writing cool blog posts and vintage shopping and taking pretty pictures. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Bess insists on driving us, but she goes off by herself while we go shopping. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Cora will have done the shopping today, I’m excused from all duties. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z No one could get what we call a “handle” on your shopping habits, like for example you asking for information about all those wow and brag products and then never buying anything. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was shopping with Asma, a friend who happened to be Muslim but who wore no hijab. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She gets that all from the shopping channel. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The apartment complexes were within walking distance of the main shopping center, so residents could get their food without hitching a ride or taking a train or bus. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Let me braid your hair first, and then we’ll figure out what else you need and go shopping.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Lydia set down her phone and began typing a post about the road trip to Nashville, shopping at Attic, and some thoughts on the first day of school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was a Saturday, which was when Luke and I did the week’s shopping, because both of us had jobs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When a suburban-style shopping mall was built in 1980 at the height of the oil boom, it opened on the east side of town, just a few blocks away from Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She carried bulky shopping bags in both hands. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I had done well by my shopping privileges, I thought. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Prosper and Bo, as the Thief Lord's most recent charges, had so far only been allowed to tag along when the loot was sold or, like today, to do some shopping. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The day after, I would go back to shopping at the supermarket or farmers market. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I called Lauren to see if she wanted to go shopping later that afternoon. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Harry said nothing; he did not much fancy doing his shopping while surrounded by a battalion of Aurors. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Half a block down, a set of double glass doors opened and an old lady hobbled out, carrying plastic shopping bags. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “This is our lucky day. We’re going on a free shopping spree!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Lana Lee had gone on a shopping trip, her first one in a long time, locking the cash register loudly and w'arningly before leaving. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother was unpacking her basket of shopping. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The Great Prosperity Market was on Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s busiest shopping street, only two blocks from our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I make a mental note to do some shopping later. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "Would you . . ." He let the shopping bag drop. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you have to go to the barber or go shopping for clothes after school, zzzzip— the whole day is over before you can blink. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It showed an artist’s colorful rendering of the new ROC, with huge shopping complexes, smiling people in sunglasses toting oversize shopping bags, a Corporation oil rig shining from the blue water in the background. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We could go shopping if it were Saturday. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my shopping list away before he can ask me what soy milk has to do with Zora Neale Hurston and the book he’s been reading to us, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked on an assembly line at a factory that made shopping carts. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The first TV crew comes to Chokecherry on the Saturday my father takes me suit shopping for my bar mitzvah. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When the military tribunal began on July 8, 1942, the prisoners changed into the new clothes that they purchased on their shopping sprees. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Come on, ladies. We have shopping to do!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z With the rest of his cash in hand, Haupt asked his father to come shopping with him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A wealthy family may only further blur the picture by shopping for wine at Costco and bath towels at Target, which for years has stocked its shelves with high-quality goods. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “You know. The shopping, this fancy lunch, accepting me into the pageant even though I fell flat on my behind. I don’t get it. Why me?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Afterward, while Mae was shopping for supplies, Tuck went back through the town on foot—back the way they had come—out to the little hill. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t go walking around in the middle of the night with a shopping cart. It will make too much noise. Also, it will look stupid.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z In the alleyway behind the store a few shopping carts, all badly rusted. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Well, Kath, where do we go? Like I say, I’m no good at shopping.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again he did his Christmas shopping in a Rexall drugstore. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother is in her room getting ready for our shopping trip to outfit us both for supper at the Whitworths’. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Okay, let’s get back to shopping. I still have to buy a couple of tunics for school.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z You had to take those pieces of paper with you when you went shopping, though by the time I was nine or ten most people used plastic cards. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t like Easter because the date keeps shifting and it’s not a big shopping holiday. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I’ve already “planted” miniature plastic palm trees in the grass, and now I’m strategically placing miniature plastic people holding miniature plastic shopping bags to give it the “vigor of life,” as Mr. Waterman would say. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay. Maybe this weekend we can take a shopping trip to Old Navy.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I noticed a big box in a shopping bag. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Roza cracked the rear door and crawled inside, burying herself in tarps and cleats and empty shopping bags. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The shopping bags were torn, and the weeds and twigs stuck out of rips in the brown paper. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z To go shopping, people bring a bag of rice with them and use it to barter for the items they want. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the largest shopping complex in the Bay Area, built in an old Ford assembly plant. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She reached into her apron pocket and pulled out, first the black door key, which she frowned at and tossed into her shopping bag, then a tiny silver-colored key. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z As they came closer to New London and the busy Thames River, Route 1 became increasingly cluttered with restaurants, bars, quick food chains and shopping plazas. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He writes Multivitamin on the shopping list that’s attached with a magnet to their fridge. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I leave this place for a few hours to go shopping and look what happens. I gotta be here every 22 • minute, I guess, to watch out you people don’t ruin my investment.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon they were huddled at the end of the first aisle, in the unaccustomed position of pushing a shopping cart. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pictures flashed in my mind of shopping for school clothes with Big Ma. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A shopping cart icon floats in my view now, as well as a field that I can type an amount into. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I thank Mrs. Walton for everything and make my way toward my building with my hands full of shopping bags. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z From shopping for Mrs. Anderson, she was horrified that things in their local establishment cost two or three times as much as those in the white stores. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mom was over in Welch shopping and Dad was at the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When you go shopping alone at a nice store, do you worry that you will be followed or harassed? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In fact they looked like they’d been shopping at a King Midas clearance sale. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Route 1 was mostly garages and small shopping centers and discount stores and quick food places. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z And incidentally, that store clerk totally blew it—Leah's dad had given her money for the shopping trip. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The private who brought it to him described plundering the villa they took it from; he called it “shopping.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She goes forth nearly every day to scrounge up vegetables, and then bicycles back with her purchases in large shopping bags. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “We’ll tell her,” Hornet stuffed the batteries into her full shopping bag. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Movies, shopping, stuff like that.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He’s out shopping for food, the smuggler replies. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “In the last two years of school shopping, have I ever made you look ridiculous?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A small bakery, its windows filled with decorated cakes and layered pastries, also did business in the second part of the shopping center. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually I go shopping right then while I’m at the store. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Outdoor activities, historical sites, shopping opportunities—subcategorized, of course, into fashion, antiques, and souvenirs.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “It was. I bought it when I was shopping with Kara.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Will your parents let you go to the mall? We can go shopping. I’ll help you pick out some new clothes.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My bittersweet memory: Jason and I are six or seven, grocery shopping with my mom. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Luma handed out shopping bags for the candy they would collect. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I pretended I was shopping for my brother, though no one asked any questions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They agreed, but only to and from The Courtyard, the fancy outdoor shopping center, during the day and with advance permission. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z They are now able to meet people, go shopping, and not be so isolated. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At Wal-Mart, as opposed to say Lord & Taylor, customers shop with supermarket-style shopping carts, which they can fill to the brim before proceeding to the fitting room. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk super-slow and think about all the cool things I could be doing instead of grocery shopping, like studying the bird’s nest outside my parents’ bedroom window. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We make a shopping list: flour, eggs, ghee, marshmallows, chocolate chips, crushed graham crackers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There were kids playing dodgeball with makeshift balls made of wadded-up plastic shopping bags, tied together with shoelaces—the same kinds of balls we played with as kids. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I got sick of hauling bottles of water in our shopping cart, like I was some old lady. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The four of us took the Buick south on the expressway, following the road out of Chicago, exiting about forty minutes later near a sterile-looking shopping plaza. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She called me to the car to remove several shopping bags from the backseat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When she used to do the shopping, the pantry was always stocked with extra bottles of olive and com oil, depending on whether they were cooking Italian or Indian. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It could be about a new music video or a shopping trip to the mall ... or it could be about me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z What I should have said was, "Why don't we go shopping for antiques? That would fill some space." Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “We could remind everyone to support small businesses. As long as customers keep shopping in town, then Hope Springs has a chance to compete against SmartMart.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He couldn’t locate shopping bags, so he used trash bags instead. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They could all eat out, maybe go shopping in Baton Rouge. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In Cambodia, if the father is busy with work and the mother is busy with babies and shopping, the responsibility of disciplining and punishing the younger siblings often falls on the oldest child. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Others are bulgy, dumpy, with clamped self-righteous mouths, their arms festooned with shopping bags; these we associate with sales, with bargain basements. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad did some serious online shopping on Christmas Eve. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z We had a caseworker named John who thought it would help if he took us along with him to go food shopping at Walmart. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Twenty- four hours of big-time wrestling or the home shopping station can drive a person nuts! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It’s in a little shopping village and follows the small-restaurant ritual of being dimly lit. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z AD, I watch tight groups of friends giggle past me, and moms with strollers and huge shopping bags, order up caffè americanos and skinny vanilla lattes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z After classes, instead of running around the indoor track, Doug Hoo jogged out of the gym to the shopping center six blocks away. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellen pulls a Sweet 16 shopping bag from the depths of her closet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There was an old lady with a shopping cart full of cat food and three tennis rackets. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I attended meetings where black youths sought ways to get hold of submachine guns and grenades with which to storm white kindergartens and schools and shopping malls in the name of liberation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I continued: For fun, I like to go shopping at the mall on the weekend. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “We can take in some shows, do a little shopping. We can always stop by NYU and see if there are any interesting lectures.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There’s the normal stuff you’d expect to see in a drainage ditch: old tires, rusty shopping carts, broken sofas that seem to have fallen from space—a brand new obstacle course. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Across the street, an old classmate of mine is shopping at Mrs. Bierman's store. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I think about Angel shopping in Seven Baskets and wonder if her family’s in a motel, too. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z They’re coming home from work or picking up their kids or getting out of a taxi or going grocery shopping. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He shifts, his body leaning against mine as he discreetly points at a woman in blue medical scrubs under her jacket, holding a shopping bag. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malvolio picked up a festively decorated shopping bag and came inside. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Before the road starts carrying cars to Saturday shopping and work, I turn the key in the ignition and crank the heat up until I figure out what to tell Dad. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She picked up a shopping bag from beside the sofa and took out a white, rustling, paper bag from inside it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z And so, after shopping, he sets off, alone, for the Louvre, a destination he’s put off until now. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Some find the salaries and perks compensating; the developments that cater to them come with big houses, schools with top SAT scores, parks for youth sports, and upscale shopping strips. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ever time Miss Leefolt go out shopping or in the yard or even to the bathroom, I check her bedside table where she put the book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I bought this the day before at a shopping mall. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was absently putting clothes in shopping bags, and I felt tired and lay down for a moment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As they continued to shop, it was Citra who first noticed two suspicious-looking teens who seemed to be tracking them through the store, lingering behind them, trying to look like they were just shopping. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Instead, black churches set up “shopping centers” in their basements, and chartered buses to transport shoppers to Raleigh and Greensboro. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Afterward they open up the champagne and sit together on the bed, going through a large shopping bag full of cards with personal checks inside them. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know. I went shopping for the pageant with Mrs. Walton.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It took a bit of convincing to get Zohra to bring us here, instead of the fancy shopping center we’ve already been to twice in three weeks. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The rest of his family had gone to the Millsburg Plaza for last-minute shopping, but he stayed behind. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I pull a shopping cart from the pen. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “We were shopping on Eighth Avenue and he stepped on a newspaper that somebody had put over some oil and slipped on it,” Moms said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not really, but we had PE together last year and I saw him a couple of weeks ago when I was grocery shopping with my mom. He’s cute! In a nerdy way.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z There’s been increased security in public places—airports, train stations, even shopping malls. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Dogs sniffed them, cats crept past them stalking the fat pigeons; women, laden with heavy shopping bags, shuffled across the wet pavement; But still Scipio didn't appear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She took just enough change for her fare from shopping money and rode the bus down to the old stone building, with bars on the windows of the second and third stories. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom drove me instead of sleeping, which was her usual post-hospital routine, and watched the whole lesson instead of going shopping or something. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When she finished, she went through the photos of Travis from their school shopping trip to Nashville. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Ann’s luggage—a small footlocker and a shopping bag filled with Lydia’s things—fit easily into the cab’s trunk. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was absolutely riveting to watch the simple activities of people out in the world: old men sitting in the sun, women doing their shopping, people walking their dogs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When she returns hot and fatigued from a day of shopping, the first thing she does, following Chinese culture, is to take off her sandals and leave them at the door. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As she fished for a token in her coat pocket, her eyes fell to his shopping bag. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Jumble of shoes and boots and shopping bags by the door. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z At first he acted as if he didn’t want to celebrate it, but when Miep arrived with a large shopping bag overflowing with gifts, he was as excited as a little kid. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I never had a teacher take me shopping before, let alone buy me anything. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They walked along the front of the first section of the shopping center, but saw only a restaurant and some clothing stores. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I see a few people attempt to slip Sweet, Sweet Revenge into their shopping baskets without anyone noticing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I refused to think that I might be shopping alone in Seattle this weekend, no longer interested in the earlier arrangement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Four or five maids is shopping, all in they uniforms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Stores, shopping centers, garages, furniture outlets, restaurants, quick-food stands: the cement procession marched on, broken only by traffic lights dangling from heavy wires over the roadway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s one way to rewrite it: Although she’d gone shopping only a few hours before, Ms. Hubbard found her cupboard bare. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she is over two, she still can’t walk fast enough in her red rubber boots to keep up when we go shopping. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I went shopping with my mom and sister, and my mom was in a bad mood because of parking spaces and lines. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z For her shopping trips to town she wore a camel’s-hair coat and a boater festooned with ribbon and striped lace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “But you don’t even like shopping,” she says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Axel waits all morning for George and Emmett to load up their SUV for a shopping trip. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Moss locked his bike up in front of a baby-clothes boutique, one of those shops where an afternoon’s shopping spree might be worth more than his mom paid in rent for a month. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When we finish, he gives me his card and says he wants to talk to me about a big lighting job he's bidding on at the new shopping complex. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They passed the Thruway entry ramp and a shopping center backed up against the fast-moving highway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bless your heart. Okay, boys. Let’s do this. The last time we ever go school shopping together, thank the sweet Lord.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Her brown paper shopping bag against her, she dozed under the fluorescent lights until her sister’s bus pulled into the terminal. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Actually, I want to go to the shopping centre first, Dad,’ she said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of getting out of her warm, quiet room and into the buzzing, chaotic world sounded about as appealing as going salwar shopping with Mamma. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z On occasion she has her library friends over to the house for lunch, goes shopping with them on weekends to oudet stores in Maine. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There are plenty of kids around, pushing shopping carts and wheelbarrows, and pulling wagons piled high with chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Father said it ought to be all right to do my shopping anytime from the morning to the early afternoon, because there were mostly harmless shoppers on the streets then. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Putting down the shopping bag she was carrying, she switched on the light. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The woman sits in the backseat, with shopping bags of groceries around her. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She envisioned a chain of Yankee Doodle bakeries stretching across America to St. Louis, Dallas, Los Angeles, her apple pies and cupcakes on main streets and in suburban shopping malls everywhere. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If my family needed anything, the church members were there to help, taking my mom shopping or helping us run errands. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But she has the same wide brown eyes, the same confident gaze, as the man Mom was talking to in the bookstore the day she took me shopping. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z On Saturday morning, my mom announces that she’s going grocery shopping. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Papa and Jonas had gone to a soccer match, and Mother and I had spent the morning shopping. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Lily offering to do the grocery shopping was our ace today for using the car. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I found myself staring at every McDonalds, every kid in the back of his parents’ car, every billboard and shopping mall. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z At the same time I substituted Ginger's wholesome treats—treats I had taken from Nadia's shopping bag—from my left pocket. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Remember the day you were hurrying by with your briefcase or shopping bag? Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know you did your own shopping.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Harley reached into the big shopping bag and pulled out a can of beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z This was the sort of thing he usually had now that his dad did all the shopping. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Now there’s a huge building in its place, what they call a shopping complex, as if shopping were a psychic disease. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z People drop by, neighbors come for dinner, there are three meals to get, the shopping to do, the cleaning to accomplish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it was Saturday morning and Mrs. Baylor was gathering her stuff, packing her shopping bags to go home for the weekend. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z My elective is actually called Industrial Arts, and of course it has nothing to do with shopping. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And so the dreamer and the goddess went shopping for a moon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Granddad's cook does the shopping and preps the meals, but the aunties plan all the menus. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It was Friday, which meant that she ended the day with the shopping. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mom wants to do some grocery shopping at the Fairway, and I’m happy to sit on the bench outside and watch the water. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She folded the white paper bag carefully so no blackbeetles could escape, and she placed it back in the shopping bag. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Puzzling over everything she’d just learned, Emily walked into their kitchen to find her mom knee-deep in shopping bags and cardboard boxes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I managed to make lightning-strike shopping trips from time to time, coming and going from a place before anyone really registered I was there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Just then Sarah came into the kitchen and, as luck would have it, she was carrying four or five shopping bags and looking smug. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d rather stay on the sofa, but shopping is easier together. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Miep immediately picked him up, rolled him in a towel, tucked him in her shopping bag and brought him to the dog-and-cat clinic. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Each Sunday, they go shopping together to buy enough food to last the week. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I love vintage shopping with you, Dill. You have the body of a seventies rock star. Everything looks good on you.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Everyone agreed to share the cost, and they made up a menu and a master shopping list. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z An hour later, after a minor shopping spree, Maniac had clothes of his own. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After we’d spent hours talking about politics over a traditional Bosnian meal, she wanted to take me shopping in Dublin and show off her adopted city. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Am I doing the shopping or are you?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Instead, it’s after four when she comes stumbling through the front door with shopping bags in both hands. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The deserted shopping centers with broken storefronts were disturbing enough before we cut into the first neighborhood of little brown and gray and white houses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z One afternoon, when Mami needs to go out grocery shopping, Baba comes over to keep me company. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z One day Ashima goes shopping in downtown Boston, spending hours in the basement of Jordan Marsh as she pushes Gogol in his stroller, spending every last penny. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But this afternoon, when I wanted to rewrite something on Mother’s shopping list because her handwriting is so hard to read, she wouldn’t let me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The more time I spend here, the less time we’ll have for clothes shopping later. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z My sister and brother would fight about things that my sister and brother would fight about, and I would sit at the bottom of the shopping cart. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I cringe at the thought of shopping, then remember Alice likes stores. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I hate clothes shopping and, even more, having to make any decision. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “She’s only two! I’m not going to be able to afford the kid when she’s old enough to go shopping on her own,” Dad always says. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I dumped my shopping bags in my closet and sat down at my desk with Jenna’s gift. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I was in the shopping mall because that’s where I go lately. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go shopping,” Catherine gasps, then laughs so hard, she almost can’t catch her breath. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z We had seen how the Nazis made the warehouse their own personal shopping center before shipping trainloads of gold and silver back to Berlin. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Her mother didn't thank her. park They were shopping for Christmas dinner, and it was taking forever because it always made Park's mom nervous to cook for his grandmother. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But they also did some shopping for furniture, dishes, and clothes, including a morning gown for Emma. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated the idea of staring at my spots in the mirror through a lesson, so when we went shopping for dance wear, I insisted on a turtlenecked, long-sleeved leotard. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z While we were in Tampa shopping, the Courters decided to have sushi. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was the middle of Christmas shopping when everyone was in town. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z All I know for sure is that several months ago, Mr. Kreuk came to me with a stack of cards and asked if I would do some shopping. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Every day we get the “shopping list” from the knockings on the wall. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Without her, the cooking and shopping will be very difficult, not to mention how much we’ll miss her company. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Fadi gazed out the window at the tall walls that lined either side of the freeway, sheltering buildings, shopping plazas, and parks on the other side. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Was it hard to maneuver, resisting the pilot like a shopping cart with a bad wheel? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes we went shopping together, and sometimes she would sit at the beautiful white baby grand piano in her living room and play her heart out. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Retired, they spent a lot of time with the Vanderbeekers, and Mama and Papa helped them with grocery shopping and keeping track of their doctors’ appointments and medicines. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The Masks, the only gang remaining after Father’s war on crime, had set off a bomb in a shopping center. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s been more patient than he is when we go shopping back home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He would take her shopping once a week, first to the grocery and then maybe to the drugstore, if she needed something for herself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only had she gotten Pefta to grant me permission for this visit, she had also secured a pass for herself and Mate to go shopping for supplies in the meanwhile. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So this is where every Otherworldly person does their shopping?” asked Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Everything on this extraordinary day was a new experience for Lyra, but shopping was the most dizzying. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z If there was no one or a very young child, I would take my time shopping in the kitchen. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The city was alive with shopping and sightseeing, smells of steaming hot dogs and salty pretzels on every block. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Albert took Joseph shopping at the market and walked him through the long rows of stalls with Florent, introducing him to everyone. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He carried the rest of his things in a shopping bag. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As Route 1 looped north, they crossed under the Thruway and spent a miserable night huddled at the back of a shopping center. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad, and I took a shopping list over to Computer Renaissance in Annapolis, bought the parts, and J.T. put together a computer for us that weekend. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I hoisted her up and dropped her into the shopping cart. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Frank climbed in, triumphantly holding some shopping bags. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I focused my eyes away from inward prayer only to zero in on Lucy Raleigh, Miss Everyone Else, shopping at Korvettes with her mother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I put it in my net shopping bag. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z By the time I had visited and then watched a serial and a double feature and then been retrieved by my parents to walk around Welch to finish up Mom’s shopping, I was exhausted. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday mornings my great-uncle, the ex-river pirate, did the shopping. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked to the shopping district, where the big stores were. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z So I visit the local shopping mall, which fortunately has its share of disease. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The little money left over after the shopping was finished was put in the tin-can bank. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I fancy going shopping, spending a bit of money on myself, but it’s hopeless with Evie. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom likes shopping at thrift stores—she calls it treasure hunting, though I have never figured out what exactly makes somebody’s discarded fondue set or chipped flowerpot a treasure. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Her mother was in town visiting, and the two of them had planned numerous shopping excursions for Saturday and Sunday. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother said shopping had never been so wonderful, because she simply went into town and took what was there without searching through store after store. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Still, he felt guilty body shopping with his friend that morning. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “You don’t do the shopping,” she said, tearfully. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I confess that I really enjoy shopping at Whole Foods. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As the opening draws near, apprehensions of small business owners rise, while others welcome the employment opportunities and shopping conveniences a SmartMart promises. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “They’re fine, if you have something to say,” replied Tock in a tired voice, for he was much more interested in finding a bone than in shopping for new words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z My gear’s been decked out for school every day since I went shopping with Mrs. Walton. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When she arrived, they went together to Spencer Marx’s apartment, carrying empty shopping bags. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “And let’s hold off shopping another week, okay?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Every time we get to a new town we cruise into whatever shopping center there is and ask random people to make a small donation to help our hoop squad. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Rondell goes to one end of the shopping center and I hit the other side. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Fridays Daddy picks up some of our food shopping at the market on the corner. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z When Saturday morning comes, I wake up extra early to figure out what the heck I’m going to wear for my shopping trip with Mrs. Walton. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I waved dude off and looked around the parking lot, at all the people going in and out of cars and stores and walking with shopping bags full of brand-new stuff. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I am planning a shopping expedition in town tomorrow, and I thought that you—and perhaps the children—might care to join me.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z By midafternoon the black Chevrolet had reached Emporia, Kansas—a large town, almost a city, and a safe place, so the occupants of the car had decided, to do a bit of shopping. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have some shopping of our own to do.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A woman that pregnant doesn’t have to go out, doesn’t have to go shopping. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When was the last time you went shopping for any food that can’t be cooked using two minutes of radiation? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was there, while she was standing in a shopping arcade surveying jackfruits and persimmons, that she felt something tugging on the free end of her sari. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The kind of kids who wouldn’t think twice about ramming a shopping cart into your shins just for the hell of it, but kids nonetheless. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I told her we were almost out of food and that I’d do the grocery shopping.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So that afternoon in early October, she decided to take Pearl on a shopping trip. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As we ate, I felt the dampness from the grass seep through the seat of my light blue pants, the ones Audrey had helped me pick out when we’d gone shopping. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Now. You Dreams have a nice lunch, and then I believe you need to go shopping.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z This is what we do on Saturday mornings, while our father attends to things in his office and our mother goes grocery shopping. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma says, “Is this about the Denim Show, Shayleen? Another shopping channel event? Drum already said no to that, sweetie.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The shopping excursion was the first of many encounters between my grandfather and this man, who would become a mentor, teacher, and friend to him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z As soon as we got home from grocery shopping, she began to put the cans and vegetables away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “What, you spend that in an afternoon shopping?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Using the wrong voice can make the reader crane back and forth like a spectator at a tennis match: See that lady with the shopping bag? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Having learned from Julie, he checked the hall closet and found a shopping cart waiting for him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He goes shopping with her on Madison Avenue at stores they must be buzzed into, for cashmere cardigans and outrageously expensive English colognes that Maxine buys without deliberation or guilt. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Today, later, with Ofglen, on our shopping walk: We go to the church, as usual, and look at the graves. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I was shopping in a Banana Republic at the mall with my friend Leah, and a clerk was following us around the store, keeping an eye on us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I’m no pleader or whiner, but I found myself making those sounds at Big Ma in Korvettes department store on school shopping day. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Miss Lupescu put the tops back on the containers and replaced them in the plastic shopping bag. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z We’re just about at the fourth floor when I see Ms. Fulton coming out of her apartment with her shopping cart, and my chest gets tight. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Tía Mari was out doing grocery shopping at Wimpy’s, and she must have thought she locked up her bedroom door as usual, but she hadn’t. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Ganza headed out to do the shopping, and he and I were the only ones in the house. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He raised himself up on one arm and watched them go; he felt a current of air from the movement of their skirts and feet and shopping bags. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Here I was, hiding out at the Chelsea Hotel and wheeling a stolen shopping cart full of smuggled hash all over town. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She passed a line of customers waiting to get into the vegetable market, their shopping bags draped over their arms. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Our house was often full of relatives from Shangla who came to Mingora when they needed to go to the doctor or do some shopping. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I stuffed the shopping bag under my jacket. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A man swore, which echoed in the empty shopping center. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But the characteristics were the same, as indistinguishable as one white suburban shopping mall from another. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman passed, bent down with two shopping bags, her eyes upon the slushy walk, and I thought of the old couple at the eviction. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And they were right, because if it weren't for Izzy, I wouldn't have loved shopping at... Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Later he would wonder: if Naomi wasn’t shopping at Turner’s, then where was she getting the groceries? Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He bought her groceries and textbooks, sent her gift certificates for department stores, took her shopping himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And I remembered being in this street when I went shopping with Mother. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Still dressed in their sweaty gym clothes, they sat in the Presidential Suite, shopping online. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Face mask and shopping bag. You’re set. Here are the latex gloves.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Everything looks fuzzy—the cars whizzing by, the sun in the sky, the budding trees, the woman pulling a shopping cart filled with groceries. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I looked past him, along the line of his shoulder, to a vast shopping mall with a prairie-sized parking lot, and agreed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “So anyway,” I added quickly, “until we do go shopping, can I please borrow something?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As soon as his mother figures out how he’s finding solace, she brings him home the first book in the Bloodfall series from a shopping trip to Nashville, a recommendation from a bookstore employee. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She copied other handwriting from a notepad Immie had, which was covered with doodles and shopping lists. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Walton’s taking me shopping downtown to get some things for the pageant, remember? You gotta sign the permission slip for me to go.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z While Dasch and his team were busy shopping and meeting at the Horn & Hardart Automat, the FBI was examining the boxes of explosives and equipment the Coast Guard had discovered on Amagansett Beach. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Nestled in an undulating patchwork of beech forests, lakes, and clearings were 140 cottages, a shopping mall, a barbershop, a post office, a dentist’s office, a sauna, a hospital, training facilities, and dining halls. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Once Grace pulled in at the shopping center, though, she realized that she had made a huge mistake, one much bigger than salt and pepper shakers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Frank led them to a shopping plaza near the wharf, where an old railway car had been converted to a diner. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Autumn came, with its promise of the October holidays, and the town grew busy shopping and planning for the season. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z As they jogged to their right and entered the shopping district on Fourth Avenue, people stopped on the sidewalk or rushed out of storefronts to watch them pass— staring, snickering, and applauding. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He pointed at the small shopping bag that the patrolman had placed on the table. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His appearance didn’t help, untidy as he was and carrying a soiled shopping bag containing a juicer and a number of hate books. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There were nights, of course, when she could not, when there was shopping or washing that had to be done. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “And get rid of those curtains. Maybe you could go shopping with me—can you get your mom’s American Express?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She set up spreadsheets and trackers, and even made Mrs. Hameed a shopping list so she simply checks off the items she needs to restock. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Benji pulled open the door to the shop, no longer put off by dress shopping. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z For the record: The last time Mom took me shopping on a whim was never. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z They had said that they needed to do some shopping nearby, but Maya was 99 percent sure that they just wanted to scope her and Grace out for themselves. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z People pushed past her, ramming their full shopping bags into her back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad was probably out shopping for chains to lock us to our bedposts. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a suburban area, lots of shopping. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “When is my mom getting back from the hospital? Having a baby couldn’t possibly take this long. Do you think she went shopping?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When their train from Long Island had arrived at a stop in Queens, the men went shopping. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I was thinking about it today because I remembered one time when we were shopping, she kept sticking the notebook into purses she liked, to make sure it fit. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The money usually be mostly gone on one trip and I don’t want to spend all my days shopping anyway. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Most white women like to do their own shopping. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He pulls into a shopping center not far from school, and parks in front of Publix. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z On the floor she had two shopping bags full of canned peaches, real peaches, beans wrapped in taro leaves, cookies, Thermos bottles, enough food for everybody, though only her niece would eat with her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and I went shopping yesterday—something we don’t get to do much anymore. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Just imagine,” Bep giggled, “there you are shopping at The Bijenkorf and you ask the way to the can. They wouldn’t even know what you were talking about!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That’s why, when you were out there yourself—in the towns, shopping centres, transport cafés—you kept an eye out for “possibles”—the people who might have been the models for you and your friends. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had five other optometrists working for him in the shopping plaza location, and netted over sixty thousand dollars a year. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s not just a baby,” protested one woman, when Channel 5 sent a reporter to Asia Plaza, Cleveland’s Chinese shopping center, in search of the Asian perspective. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her mother had been prescribed new medicine and a special diet, and Miss Perumal must go shopping for her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A small cluster of older ladies clutching pocketbooks, their hair carefully coiffed, probably on a shopping expedition from some province or suburb, smile and coo when he tinkles the opening of “Moonlight Serenade.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The rest of the day—while riding on the bus, walking in and out of stores, shopping for our dinner—my mother trembled. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "Or is it all just clubbing and shopping trips?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She opened her eyes in the darkness and saw the glint of the shopping cart again. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Instead of shopping for African violets, we shopped for Cinnabons and licked icing from each other’s fingers. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Well, enjoy your shopping day,” Stella said, making her way to the store clerk as Paulette meandered toward the back of the shop where the homemade ice cream was kept. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I pick up the shopping basket, put it over my arm. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we were to go to the multiplex while my mother “picked up a few things at the mall,” which is what she calls shopping. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently I managed to climb out of the shopping cart on my own and start wandering the aisles, and Dad didn’t realize I wasn’t sitting in the cart until he reached the cash register. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The last job I'd had in New York was pushing a shopping cart full of drugs down the streets to people's apartments. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Leo,” Hazel chided, “it’s not a shopping trip.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the morning I went shopping at a discount store and bought a cheap navy blue suit off the rack. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In one, a very well dressed man talks with great animation about how he goes about shopping. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The checkout clerk at the grocery store: Thanks for shopping with us today. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Annabeth craned her neck to see the Gateway Arch, which looked to me like a huge shopping bag handle stuck on the city. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z By the time we’re done with all that shopping, all I can think about is that bleaching cream in my pocket and how I can’t wait to get home and try it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But Dray…After that, he bought me a diamond necklace and took me shopping. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As always, I was adept enough with white kids not to get bullied by them, but the white kids were always going shopping, going to the movies, going on trips—things that required money. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was an odd feeling to be suddenly sitting in a cafe having breakfast, watching perfectly ordinary people outside in the street, going to work, shopping, or just standing around chatting. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Candice’s dad had gone shopping while he was in town, and had stocked up on enough food to last for two weeks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A herd of elk had walked down the mountain road onto the main street in the village, meandering past stores as if they were souvenir shopping. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "She is fine," she said, shortening her leash and laying the shopping bag down on the floor. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He recognized it right away, from that first day they’d gone body shopping. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z "Just my Christmas dough. For presents and all. I haven't done any shopping at all yet." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She was holding Ginger's leash and carrying the shopping bag where she kept her props. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I can’t find the factory, at least not before 5:00 P.M., and pull into a shopping center parking lot to find a way to get turned around. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A shopping cart had rolled down the hill away from the store and was sitting by a tree. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He finished loading the garbage bags into the shopping cart and said a quick thank-you to 1 IF and to Christ for the food that would keep them alive that much longer. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The Levittown Shop-a-Rama, site of the Kennedy campaign rally and touted as “the largest shopping mall east of the Mississippi,” was anchored by a Sears and another department store called Pomeroy’s. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I kept an eye out for foreigners, the Europeans shopping on my SoHo street and the cleaning women who'd answer "Poland" or "El Salvador" when asked a yes-or-no question. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I had Sunday off, so I went school shopping at the thrift store across town. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He’s probably just hanging out at one of the shopping malls, waiting for the thunder to stop. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As we went shopping for bulk foods or kicked sand at the beach, we were always thinking about the invisible viewers who hovered around us like a band of watchful angels. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I pulled her along as we ran up the stairs to the shopping center on the pier. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z On Saturdays, she did all of the grocery shopping for the week. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad didn’t drive and I didn’t have a license yet, so I did more cooking and cleaning and shopping and laundry while Mom drove. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Even when you’re food shopping, death is hiding right behind the milk.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But I never see a more experienced associate do this—first, because the customers are often annoyed to have their shopping dazes interrupted and, second, because we have far more pressing things to do. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I sigh and resume my walk, not knowing if this memory is important, or just more of the jumbled trivia of Jenna’s life, like sock shopping. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She wasn’t in the mood to go shopping day after day to replenish their household supplies. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If I call, you tell me you and your mom are shopping together. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She thinks of the cream-colored cardigan bought with her grandmother in mind, sitting in a shopping bag in the closet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A gasp came up from some housewives who had stopped to gossip on the sidewalk while going to and fro about their shopping. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z See some little kids playing on a little shopping cart that they got from Jewel Supermarket. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Three or four of the women didn’t seem to have jobs, but they left, too, returning late in the afternoon with shopping bags. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z When Quincy came back, she had a shopping bag in her hand, but she didn’t tell nobody what she bought. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t have said anything, but how could she find time to go to Lahore for shopping trips and not have time to see her family who lived just ten minutes away? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The girl handed the guy a shopping bag and they both picked up their menus. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Still, as we went through the obscene ritual of shopping for the right box in which to bury our dad, Craig and I managed to have our first and only fight as adult siblings. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mo searched his pockets for paper, though all he could find was a shopping receipt and a felt-tip pen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A nervous moment arrives one afternoon when I go shopping. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In the bustling Arab town of Ramallah, everyone walked around carrying large mesh shopping bags. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In preparation, he went out shopping and bought a leather briefcase. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t figure you could just walk into Pet Zone and put those in your shopping cart. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Instead she tears through a shopping bag of photographs looking for a snapshot of her daughter, but all she finds is a walletsized school picture of Pilar in third grade. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and I went shopping for new bathing suits yesterday. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I did the shopping at home, and I fell into the pattern of the familiar task gladly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Grabbing my shopping bag close to my chest, I snuck past Ma and Yvonne. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I guess even teachers need to do holiday shopping. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z This week they ’re making a roof for a cafe in a shopping centre in Birmingham. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The breakthrough comes on a Saturday, one of your heavier shopping days. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we finish grocery shopping and get to Burger Palace, it’s almost two in the afternoon. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And after Finn had eaten more honey clusters than was lawful in the state of Illinois, Mel packed an extra tin for Sean, along with a large jar of honey, in a brown shopping bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I threw in a sample of our new eye gel,” the saleswoman added, handing Miranda a small shopping bag. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I also told him about the preacher and how he was a good man, even if he was too distracted with sermons and prayers and suffering people to go grocery shopping. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It was midmorning, and he was in the main shopping street, where buses shouldered their way through crowds of pedestrians. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Corinthians was careful; she carried no shopping bag of shoes, aprons, or uniforms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On November 20 the suspect Richard Eugene Hickock had gone on a Kansas City shopping spree during which he had passed not fewer than “seven pieces of hot paper.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It moved on tank treads and had what looked like a shopping cart attached to its front. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Weekends consisted of sleep, Web surfing, shopping for random groceries and fast food, perhaps catching a part of a movie. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One evening my mother told me that thereafter I would have to do the shopping for food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Let her and her ten shopping bags go. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He met the girl, Cleotilde, a few days later, at a shopping center, in a McDonald’s whose windows looked out onto the dank entrance of a tube station across the street. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And then she was off on a tale about her mother taking Jen shopping in a city ten hours away, just because she’d heard a store sold good purses there. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Lots of them pretend they're just getting fat. My mom said she went shopping the day before I was born, and nobody noticed. But that’s my mom and shopping.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z They no longer routinely go out to dinner on Saturday night or grocery shopping on Sunday. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Daddy Bailey visited occasionally, bringing shopping bags of fruit. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a subdued group that headed back to the fireside in the Leaky Cauldron, where Harry, the Weasleys, and all their shopping would be traveling back to the Burrow using Floo powder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “But, Jen,” Luke said timidly, “I thought you used a fake I.D. to go shopping with your mom. It said you were her niece.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I figured she was out shopping or maybe she even decided to return to work, even though she wasn’t supposed to go back to Rocky’s Rubber until next week. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Lunch hours, she often walked a ways down the road to the shopping mall. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z All the clothing Celaena planned to buy when she was free to venture into Rifthold and do some shopping for herself, once she had her outrageous salary as King’s Champion. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Alex met Kevin outside the building at seven in the morning, the way they always did on Mondays to go body shopping. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The people in my neighborhood hang out in downtown Newark, but I ain’t never heard of nobody actually shopping in Bamberger’s. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Back when I was doing home school, I had to force myself out of the apartment, food shopping, the Laundromat. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She stopped pushing the Mason jars around and began dusting off the table where the old shopping bags were folded and stacked. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When she would return in the late afternoon and find him waiting for her she would explain, “Why, I was shopping. I have to go shopping, you know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He managed to limp along through the terminal without complaint, his computer bag over his shoulder, a plastic shopping bag in one hand, and his suitcase in the other. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They watched him weave unsteadily through the salt bush down to the river willows and tamarics, growing along the river, all the while clutching his brown shopping bag close to his chest. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I hear it all the time like that—at school, out shopping, online, at baseball—but this time it sounded different. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z And there were lots of people in the street doing their shopping, but I didn’t want them to touch me, so I walked at the edge of the road. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Along the docks, the sidewalks were mobbed with tourists shopping at the T-shirt kiosks, overflowing from stores, and lounging across acres of outdoor café tables, like pods of sea lions. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I could tell Mrs. Abbott kind of wanted to be rid of us as well so she could do some serious shopping, unburdened by Jennifer’s whining. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “If she didn’t have me, my mother would drag them around shopping. Can you see those two gorillas with shopping bags?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Her father marveled at the industrial carpeting in the hallway of her apartment building; her mother hoarded faux-leather handbags at Kmart, paper napkins from the mall food court, even plastic shopping bags. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z How could I have been oblivious to the family that had been shopping for me? Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There were women with baskets trying to get their shopping done at the Saturday market. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Everybody laughs and it ends with two sets of luggage and a hilarious trip shopping for pants before we got back to Ellie’s place. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Here we keep a plentiful supply of beef jerky and GoFast bars and this magical energy drink called Bluefin, which Lacey put on the shopping list. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “We’ll catch the first flight to Lagos tomorrow, Ari, so you can rest before we start shopping. I don’t want to do anything that will be difficult for you,” Olanna said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Amelia and the Rutland girl, whose name was Prudence Allen, offered to take her shopping for a proper dress, work apron, shoes, and bonnet. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Liam must have heard, because he waited for me, leaning against one of the rusted shopping cart stalls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The giant warthog had slimed his old clothes pretty badly, so Piper had taken him for some emergency shopping in Pylos. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Right next to it was a large container of Jamboree Juicy Jellies, and before I knew what had happened the Pigman had grabbed them and put them into the shopping cart. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Mom likes to take me grocery shopping with her. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then I went back over to my side of the shopping center trying to practice smiling all big and goofy like Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “No, that was just a shopping pass,” she said. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Puzzling over everything she’d just learned, Emily walked into their kitchen to find her mom knee-deep in shopping bags and cardboard boxes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I hate shopping, but now I have no choice because I have absolutely nothing to wear—the only three dresses I have are literally falling apart. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The shopping trip will coincide with dropping Axel at the Delaware Valley Raptor Sanctuary for one hour. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was big in the 1970s, “which must have been when he stopped shopping,” my mother had once said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “The most exciting place we have here is an outdoor shopping mall.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When we went shoe shopping at Parisians, Mama packed each one of us a freshly laundered pair of white socks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On the plastic-covered dining table she set out the contents of the shopping bag: six cans of enamel, paint thinner, and brushes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed the shopping bag, but left the wildflowers and the food containers behind. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She recalled nothing of the movie, had eaten nothing at the restaurant, part of a small shopping complex off Route 1. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z None of us likes to draw one for a shopping partner. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When they left the apartment, their shopping bags were full. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The three of them went shopping the afternoon before Christmas, taking Laurie with them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the shopping malls around Washington, Christmas lights had been hung. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I straighten up, I see not only is everyone in the waiting room standing at the clinic windows watching us, but a family on the sidewalk is staring, shopping bags in hand. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if we go shopping this weekend, like she promised. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “In Nashville, school shopping for Lydia and Dill. I told you.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He’s standing on the median that’s perpendicular to ours, and he’s holding a plastic shopping bag from Walgreens with what looks like bags of Halloween candy inside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A fat lady waddled across the square, the leashes of three dogs in one hand and two overstuffed shopping bags in the other. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “We went all the way to a waste mart I’d seen before, but it’s gone—they’ve bulldozed the slums in that part of the city to build a shopping complex.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Soon we’d be meeting at the library after school and hanging out and going shopping like we used to. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I set it up in advance for Hamilton not to be there and to just leave a note saying he was grocery shopping. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Later that night, my family and I went shopping, and that’s when my nightmare started. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Let’s get some pictures of all of us together. Last school shopping trip to Nashville.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We'd have to eat lunch first, and then do the grocery shopping. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Because after your mother died, the schoolmate saw your sisters, by chance, while shopping for shoes at the Number One Department Store on Nanjing Dong Road. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z One day soon after the 2012 London Summer Games had actually transpired, I was out shopping with my friend Habiba in a department store at the shopping mall. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When I thought about Mtisha I could hook up some pictures of us getting married, going shopping in a mall, the whole thing. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z There were the regulars, like the old couple who arrived every morning, each holding a loop of the shopping bag which contained all their notes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Baby, I wasn’t doing a thing in the world but trying to help you out. I thought maybe you wanted to go somewhere tonight and you didn’t want to be bothered with no shopping.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She was carrying a shopping bag and moved gingerly on her feet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only kind of soda Ty'ree bought when he went shopping. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z After grabbing a bite to eat, Candice’s dad offered to take her clothes shopping, but she quickly declined. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After shopping, they’d take us to the play area, eat ice cream, and chat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I’ll text you after I go shopping,” I call after her, and smile. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z First Avenue was where Indians—the cream of Alexandra’s quarantined society—lived, behind their sell-everything stores and produce stalls, which were the ghetto’s main shopping centre. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of old ladies with shopping bags shuffled past. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I done told you time and again to give me the money when you get paid, and let me do the shopping—’cause you ain’t got the sense that you was born with.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Slowly Alfred stuffed his sweatshirts, trunks, supporters, socks, his secondhand boxing shoes into a paper shopping bag. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I was looking forward to ordinary teenager fun like meeting up with my girls at the movies or going shopping at the mall. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They too had gone shopping, momentarily forgetting their persistent fear, and had fun stocking up on new American clothes. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Since we have Thanksgiving break this week, how about we go shopping on the weekend? Do you have any holiday plans?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He’s being pelted with zucchini by the lady with the shopping bag. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I remember shopping for socks, feeling the socks, paying for the socks, looking at the receipt for the socks. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z One night our family was out for a walk in the main shopping district in Birmingham. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The day of the funeral she asked me to drive into Centreville with her to help with the grocery shopping and errands. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z "How are my girls this evening? Been shopping, I see." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Sometimes,” I say, “I think I can’t miss Lucy any more than I already do, but then something like dress shopping comes up, and I remember all the things she won’t be here to see.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z For shopping you had to go into Bursa, walking first and then taking the horse-drawn streetcar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A few minutes later my mother came bopping down the street, trying her best to steer a shopping cart with a wobbly wheel. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Soon we were off to Sutton’s by way of May Company for a little shopping. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z That’s why I find myself at the mall, trailing behind her as she finishes her Christmas shopping. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, primitive life develops, and then shopping malls. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This was Dad’s new thing since Mom left—creatively visualizing everything from making dinner to the weekly grocery shopping. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z They would praise me for encouraging Miss Norris, and I would probably be allowed shopping privileges and movie privileges downtown, and my escape would be assured. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z And just as I switched the plastic shopping bag to my other hand, I saw them. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Well, Mommy had some important business to take care of this morning, muffin. I’m sure she’ll take you shopping as soon as she possibly can. Where’s Delilah?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z On the second day, Jamie wanders around the shopping center while I paint shards of broken cerulean glass onto the stretched canvas. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She rescheduled our shopping trip for tomorrow night. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Before, shopping for Mom had been hard because she loved everything. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Lily decided to borrow the car on the pretext of helping her out by doing the grocery shopping. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “But if you ever want to go clothes shopping, I can help you. I helped Lauren. Changed her life.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Get inside and help me with these bundles,” she said, dropping a shopping bag into my arms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z You couldn't trust a patsy like that, especially in the marketplace, so, armed with a thick stack of coupons, our father did all the shopping himself. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Her house was two miles from mine, behind a little ten- store shopping center. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The people shopping, the people working behind the counter, the models in the advertisements—all white. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As soon as they entered the toy store, the family split up, cruising the aisles with their own shopping carts. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Dad bought me a new pair of jeans, and he hates shopping in the teen stores. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She held up two ice cream cones and smiled, a shopping bag dangling from her arm. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s her name or the three shopping bags of food she’s got under her seat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Izzie can go play. But I need you to do the grocery shopping with me.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I hate shopping, but I’m glad for the distraction, to not have to worry about Missus Stein or Aibileen for an afternoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It is so weird seeing Coach West in regular clothes, shopping at the mall like a normal person. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z My mother hates shopping, nor does she sew. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of people all congregating in a shopping center parking lot. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The items brim to the top of a large paper shopping bag. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was young, I went to the theater at the nearby shopping center and watched a movie about a talking Volkswagen. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My shopping was done and I had questioned everyone about Mother, but still I lingered, caught between wanting to leave and wanting to stay until I could sort out the thoughts battling in my head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I'm done shopping, Amit buys a turmeric-stained cardboard container of lentils, egg, and rice, and we head back to the car to share it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Body shopping with Kevin, neither one of them doing much talking. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z My mother said she doesn’t think her mind is capable of further improvement, so she’s going grocery shopping instead. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And then there was no time to smell anything else, for the Bus had stopped outside the Largest Shop in the World, and they were all going into it to do their Christmas shopping. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Then she makes sure we only go grocery shopping on Tuesdays. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I developed a habit of pointing to male mannequins in shopping malls and asking if they were my father. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Early one Friday evening, when the store was crowded, our entire family went in for a shopping spree. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She would rather do the shopping, get exactly what she wants; she envies me the walk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly she refolded it, but when she tried to tuck it back into the shopping bag, the bag collapsed altogether. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached into one of her shopping bags and pulled out a pair of banged-up penny loafers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That was somewhat noteworthy; many in the crowd had laptops open, including a guy just in front of Dr. Atchley who had four windows open, checking email, the news, and a shopping site. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The woman pays for her things, collects her shopping bags from the clerk, and walks out of the store, not looking back, not even thanking us for letting her cut in front of us. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Even with the concert tickets, the private jet, and eight hours wasted online shopping, they weren’t even halfway. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z This morning, I told Mother I was going shopping. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her forehead was wrinkled up like it was at Dad sometimes when they talked about who was supposed to do the grocery shopping, but I still didn’t get why. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z They might even have gone shopping for something special. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Father thought it more prudent if I did the shopping in the Tang people’s town for a while. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The only hero here was lying semiconscious in a rattling shopping cart. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He carried two shopping bags for Tolkachev, filled with ruble notes, cameras, and special drafting pens and books for Tolkachev's son, an architecture student in Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I’ve only been to the Twin Cities on day trips with the Nielsens—for a special birthday dinner, a shopping expedition, one afternoon at the art museum—but never with friends, and never overnight. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Thinking about the shopping day I had with my mom. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She was downtown, shopping; she was standing on the street talking to your grandmother when he rode past. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He reminded Harry vividly of an old tramp he had seen once when out shopping with the Dursleys. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In contrast, another resident complained of the local employment opportunities and lack of shopping choices. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They visited her insistently, comparing notes on shopping and travel, asking her to go to parties with them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He looked down at the three games sitting in the bottom of Kyle’s shopping cart. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Mom took us thrift-store shopping for weeks before that Christmas, giving us each a dollar to spend on presents. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I stretched my neck to try to see around the back-to-school-shopping families and teenagers crowding the walkway, dodging shopping bags and ginormous purses. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z For my Raleigh concert I'd probably open with the number used to promote the town's oldest shopping center. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We sped past the Publix shopping plaza, the wind whistling in my ears, and bounced over the train tracks. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He tucked the cookies into a net string shopping bag. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Your dad said you want Devon to take you shopping. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll have a funny taste in my mouth because I’ll be holding a shopping bag from that store in my hand. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The value of what he brought in body shopping was going to go down as food became sparser. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Too bright,” my mom said about the tie when we were shopping. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “You know, the last time we went prom dress shopping together, you were on the inside.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Go shopping then. Go get you some new clothes. Go do whatever white women do when the maid’s home.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Meg, who went shopping in the afternoon and got a ‘sweet blue muslin’, had discovered, after she had cut the breadths off, that it wouldn’t wash, which mishap made her slightly cross. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Wednesday afternoons we’d have it at Dennis’ house because his mother goes shopping at the supermarket and his father doesn’t get home from work until after six P.M., even when he’s sober. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The way my mother and Mrs. Hull were tearing around—packing, shopping, sewing—you wouldn’t have thought either one of them would have bothered to ask what we were going to see. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a few families shopping around, the kids excited and noisy, asking their parents to buy stuff. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A few days later Gay arrived to take me clothes shopping. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We decided that we could not wait until fall to get our new school supplies, and so one day we went shopping for them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Christmas before last I took her downtown shopping with me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Miss Celia and I make a list of what to cook that week, and the next morning I do the grocery shopping. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z First, however, she took him shopping, and when Barbarossa returned to the Casa Spavento that evening, he was wearing the most expensive clothes one could buy in Venice for a child of his age. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I should’ve asked Momma to take me shopping over the weekend, but I was afraid I was going to chicken out about going to practice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z An active construction trains the reader’s gaze on someone who is doing something: See that lady with the shopping bag? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s a new shirt that she and her mom bought when they went school-clothes shopping, one she hadn’t worn yet. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Now I am going shopping, the same as usual. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I remember her, me, and Mandy going shopping. And they matched up and dressed alike and we had a good time.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “So all this time while we were shopping, you knew it would end with this?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Within six months the streets became strangely absent of women because they were afraid to go out to do their shopping. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Milton left, and my mother and I tried to spend his money We went shopping at Bloomingdale’s. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As somebody started up our front walk, carrying the obligatory gigantic shopping bag, I would say, OK, Jeff, what do you think — frowny or cheery? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, she took Adele and me shopping in a mall and let us pick out clothes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Elaine from down the street called and said that she saw you with a boy at the shopping center?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Yep. Mom played the golf card. Dad either had to come to this or skip his golf trip on Saturday and go wallpaper shopping. It worked.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She throws a crumpled dollar down and always asks for coconut or sometimes papaya juice, and we send it up to her in a paper shopping bag she lets down with clothesline. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll leave your father to deal with your hoodlum friends this year,” she said, and went off shopping. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The shoulder of the road is ground zero for a meteor shower of bottles, cans, tires, hubcaps, French fry holders, and discarded shopping bags. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The crowd boiled, sweated, heaved; women with shopping bags, men with highly polished shoes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma had already begun shopping, hiding gifts, and testing the Christmas lights so she could replace bumt-out bulbs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One day in the summer recently, when he was visiting the United States to tend to some business, I met him in a coffee shop in a shopping mall not far from his home. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And he would take a roadside attraction, no matter how cheap, how crooked, or how sad, over a shopping mall, any day. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The demonesses might be back later in the day, pushing baby carriages or walking with their employers’ wives, doing the day’s shopping. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It cracks me up how expensive restaurants, located in what are basically outdoor shopping plazas, give themselves these snooty, fancy names. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Her mother still hadn’t returned from her shopping expedition. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Grandparents laden with shopping bags of Christmas presents. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Since it’s the beginning of the month and TJ went grocery shopping, we’ll live the good life for the next two weeks. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He dropped the shopping bag, not caring what broke. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Searching the lower cabinets, he found two six-packs of bottled water, which he put into the bottom of the shopping cart. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Ordinarily, or in some other city, I would not be: I am a grown-up and used to shopping. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” said Mrs. Weasley anxiously, clearly torn between a desire to finish the shopping quickly and the wish to stick together in a pack. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They entered the shopping district, where the crowd swelled between the trees lining the broad avenues of white stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We started for the wedgies place just as this guy comes up with a shopping bag full of plastic statues. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I saw the dent in the fender from the time my dad backed into a shopping cart at Costco. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At his feet are a duffel bag containing clothes, a shopping bag from Macy’s with gifts bought earlier that morning, before catching his train at Penn Station. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When my mother finished her shopping, she quietly plucked a small bag of plums from the rack and put it on the counter with the rest of the items. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out my bedroom window and waited until Ali and Hassan went grocery shopping to the bazaar, pushing the empty wheelbarrows in front of them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The tidy green-painted Newsome Park shopping center included a grocery store, a drugstore, a barbershop, a beauty shop, a beer joint, a cleaners, and a TV repair shop. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I want to do some school shopping with you. The kind where you actually shop for schools.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Hannah invites me to go shopping with her at the mall. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The days of using a shopping cart as a go-cart, pushing it to the top of a hill, and letting gravity pull them down to the bottom were over. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There was the shopping, and then there was the smoking. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It is clear right away that she’s been lying in bed for days, because her muscles are tight and her joints creak like the wheels of an old shopping cart. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I’m going to order a dress online,” I said, making an excuse to cut our afternoon shopping spree short. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The deliveries from Monday's online shopping spree were flooding the hotel. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Hannah’s parents were on the news every night, warning that if the huge shopping center went up, it would put the downtown stores out of business. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It is therefore advisable that you complete your shopping well before nightfall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z More people than had knocked her down came to her aid, a laborer and a girl with a pram, and a kiddie and two women with shopping baskets. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Arthur gathers up his shopping bag from the Strand, where he bought magnets, postcards, and a Strand shirt, and now we’re riding the train uptown to his place on the Upper West Side. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Had she spent less time shopping around, she might have bought more. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We trekked all over Mica, past hundreds of grassless stone-and-cactus front yards, through the Tudorized shopping center, skirting the electronics business park around which the city had' been invented a mere fifteen years before. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Esther was laden with big overstuffed shopping bags, but her left hand held onto Barbarossa's and on her lips was a blissful smile. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z One officer took her shopping bag, the other picked up her purse, and they escorted her off the bus and into a patrol car. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z In Harry’s shopping bag were: a Bordeaux, a Beaujolais, and a Burgundy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy’s office was part of a suburban shopping center. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Winterbottom baked and cleaned and did laundry and grocery shopping. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Other favorite smugglers’ hiding places for booze included fake floorboards and hidden second gas tanks in automobiles, false-bottomed shopping baskets and suitcases, and hot water bottles. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They had apparently gone shopping at the Barrachina souvenir shop, where they’d replaced their dirty tattered shirts with loud tropical numbers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There the rejected items, which are about 90 percent of try-ons, are folded and put on hangers by whoever is staffing the fitting room, then placed in fresh shopping carts for Melissa and me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And I had read reports of these officers choking mechanics, shooting construction workers, slamming suspects through the glass doors of shopping malls. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Every night, we would all get together after Sam had just said good-bye to some uncle or had another lunch with her mom or had done more shopping for school things. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I want to tell her I picked out the soup with Don Walter and went shopping at the market for the ingredients and helped blend up the asparagus. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The day before leaving, Ashima puts Gogol in his stroller, puts the sweater she’d knit for her father and the paintbrushes in a shopping bag, and walks to Harvard Square, to the subway station. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I need to go shopping, get some decent food, organize. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I asked my mom to take me shopping for these. I’m actually excited to use them.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They formed a snarling mob, armed with branches, rocks, even shopping carts, and tried to encircle the chariot. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z People hurried past, some carrying suitcases, some shopping bags, some just purses or newspapers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z A herd of elk had walked down the mountain road onto the main street in the village, meandering past stores as if they were souvenir shopping. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Let a little slave do your shopping for you,” the older girls chorused. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom went into labor three days before Christmas, and she insisted we go holiday shopping together. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Having lunch with them is like going cello shopping with Yo-Yo Ma, or dropping in on Giorgio Armani one morning as he is deciding what to wear. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Step one would be simple: He was to stand by a specific lamppost at seven PM on a Tuesday, holding a shopping bag. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Her heavy shopping bag whacked me in the back, probably leaving a bruise. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We planned to go to dinner at a little Italian restaurant on the boardwalk, but the dress shopping hadn’t taken as long as we’d expected. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When little kids were shopping with their moms, I would show off by pricing an entire box of cans real quick, and they got a kick out of that. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Nadia laid her shopping bag down at my feet and tugged at Ginger's leash. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z We went shopping in open-air booths and stores with glass-fronted windows. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A few employees crept around, watching their shopping spree. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Baba drops the three of us off at the Ridgeford shopping mall. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So far we’ve only purchased things from around the edges; we can’t get up the nerve to walk in there whole hog and do our shopping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All my cousins would gather in the courtyard between my house and Geoffrey’s house to kick the soccer ball—made from plastic shopping bags we called jumbos, which we then bound in twine. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z "You'll have to visit the theater. And the shopping on Fifth Avenue is smashing. Where are you from?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So I got cross, because L don’t like shopping at Christmas, either, and I told you to behave and I tried to pick you up and move yoh. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, one day, James’s mother and father went to London to do some shopping, and there a terrible thing happened. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “No work today. People are a bit skittish about going out shopping, I guess.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So there we were, Father, Mother and I, walking in the pouring rain, each of us with a schoolbag and a shopping bag filled to the brim with the most varied assortment of items. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I shoulda made a shopping list before I left the house this morning, but I barely got out as it is. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mom likes hanging out with you! She takes you shopping.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She dressed exactly like any well-to-do Salinas woman out shopping on a Monday afternoon—except that she always wore gloves, which was unusual for Salinas. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She reached down and picked up a shopping bag in each hand; she looked at Tayo one more time. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The shopping cart had a wonky wheel that made a stuttering noise. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Dolores was close behind, scattering shopping bags and pigeons as she went. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z My shopping list was burned into my brain. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the women who was able to hold on to her purse comes out of the store, a shopping bag in hand. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z With the other hand, I grab hold of the shopping cart and push it out the door as quickly as I can. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “No one I know does. We can’t wait for the weekends. That’s when we can have fun, go shopping, and . It was the girls’ turn to be shocked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe flashed her a sheepish smile as he gathered a pair of rubber gloves, a plastic bowl, and the half-empty container of hair dye into a shopping bag. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z To express our indignation we began to take our shopping elsewhere; this provided us with our only revenge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Soon the houses sat closer together and the welcome sight of a small shopping center placed on two sides of a crossroads greeted them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, why would you do that when I went grocery shopping this morning? I’ll make salami sandwiches. Or there’s some leftover chicken spaghetti casserole, too.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He pulled his hat down low over his eyes and picked up his shopping bag. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Eventually I stopped shopping at Gigante because it drove me crazy to see all the things we couldn't afford to buy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I see a man pushing a shopping cart full of old plastic bags. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any money. But there’s a Hot Pocket in the freezer you can have. Mama hasn’t gone shopping yet.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Usually what I do is just hang around and look at my comic books and watch the tube, or go shopping with Gram if she really makes a fuss. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The background music is one more irritation on top of squeaky shopping cart wheels, and people asking “Do you have shallots?” and “Where is the kosher salt?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I hadn’t forgotten how gratifying it could be to tick through the minutiae of a shopping list. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For a few days a series of canvas tote bags accumulate in the hallway, cardboard boxes full of liquor, shopping bags full of food, cases of wine. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A woman passing by with shopping on her arm gives me and my half-braided hair a long look. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The caption reads, Headed to Atlantis with Mom for a weekend of shopping! Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z On Saturday, Howard was going to help me look for Wishbone, but first I had to go shopping with Bertha. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I eat my toast and hope we can get this shopping trip over quickly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She says, I met the minister while I was shopping at the Korean market. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He didn’t like shopping malls, but he appreciated that Garrett was trying to be friendly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy met Momma halfway round the deck and took the shopping bag. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I take care of the kitchen and the food and the cleaner and the shopping and the Wi-Fi. Now you’re annoyed when I’m not handling something the way you want it?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dad had left us, and Mummy and I had all that shopping to do, consulting the decorator and everything. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Maybe I could do a little clothes shopping as well. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z While her mother went down her shopping list, Mai wandered the aisles of the parking-lot-turned-market, looking at the organic honey and the purple turnips. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Inside was an impressive sum of cash and a brief note: Perhaps you will find it convenient to receive a portion of your salary prior to going shopping— with thanks for your service & c., The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z After the pond's shell was lowered and we stopped for toasted sandwiches, Mum announced she was going into Tewkesbury to do some shopping. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t know where he’d been but certainly he hadn’t been grocery shopping for four hours. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mama and I would occasionally go downtown to Macy’s and Gimbel’s or to the many stores along 14th Street, then a big shopping area. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She had left her gloves at home and hadn’t yet had a chance to go shopping, so she pulled on my gloves. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Mother and Judy like to read fashion magazines and go shopping. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you don’t sit your stinkin’, useless butt back down in that shopping cart, I swear I’ll bust your greasy face in!” she screamed at the three-year-old in front of her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He watches as she ascends quickly up the stoop with her shopping bags, her heels suspended over the treads in a way that looks precarious. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Do you remember once when we were shopping in town together? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a lady with a bunch of plastic flamingos sticking out of a shopping cart. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Over a three-month stay, defectors learn their rights under South Korean law and go on field trips to shopping centers, banks, and subway stations. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z My only hope is that it will never occur to these German doctors that I might walk through the door of my house right before curfew with a Jew carrying my shopping. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then I would pick up what letters had arrived and do some grocery shopping. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a new one; he first used it a few days ago when he told her about going shopping with Aunty Uju. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Some of them had been shopping downtown, and others had been out visiting friends, and all during supper they kept tossing back and forth these private jokes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A mom was getting out of a car with shopping bags from the kind of store that gives big square shopping bags. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As they neared the town of Easton, they began to pass shopping centers and development houses, little, low one-story ranchers with sprigs of new grass and one or two puny trees. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z His rusty shopping cart with all of his belongings is in Mrs. Pearl’s driveway, a big bag of mulch at the bottom of it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z A couple of schoolchildren, an old man, three women with stuffed shopping bags, a group of nuns...suddenly he grabbed Riccio's arm and pulled him inside a doorway. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A woman in rags pushed through the moving train with her shopping cart of treasures. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z There were tourists all around— walking down the waterfront, shopping at the pier above us—but I knew that wouldn’t stop the manticore from acting. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The assignment was to design an outdoor shopping/dining center in my favorite style. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The first time a little boy in a filthy blue T-shirt and flip-flops approached me outside a shopping center in Lahore, I froze. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Jennifer’s mom was taking us shopping and then on to Sutton’s, the cafeteria located down the street from May Company Department Store. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There always were so many more white people than black people shopping in that store. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then my grandmother would add “sugar” to her shopping list and she’d say she didn’t know how she’d ever got along without me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me know if you ever want to go shopping. I get a great discount. Though those shredded jeans are really cool. Kind of retro.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I drag the shopping cart behind me, slowing my pace so I can walkalong with Mami, who is wearing her high heels. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It’s because of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, the start of the Christmas shopping season. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Modus operandi. That’s how we operate. Mom tunes out with her knitting and podcasts. And food shopping, apparently. Dad travels all the time, so he doesn’t have to see how depressed Mom is.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z In Harry’s shopping bag were a Bordeaux, a Beaujolais, and a Burgundy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The most risky and unpleasant adventure outside my home when I was very young was to go grocery shopping where a white man, Mr. Waylans, owned the store. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The only thing she refused to do was the shopping. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She swung over the side to find herself in her underclothes, and saw the dress and the wolfskin coat folded at the end of her bunk together with her shopping bag. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Which only added to the occasional allure of the shopping plaza. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Saturday afternoon, late November 1992. A couple. They came in with this glazed look on their faces. I said, ‘Folks, have you been shopping for cars all day?’ Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z My sisters loaded the northbound Amtrak train at Wilmington, carrying their possessions in shopping bags. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly empty, dark, and rain slicked, with a few scattered shopping carts reflecting the headlights from Chas’s car. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Bep and Miep went grocery shopping with our ration coupons, Father worked on our blackout screens, we scrubbed the kitchen floor, and were once again busy from sunup to sundown. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dad was working, and Mom was out food shopping. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z After Bo expertly disemboweled or shredded every last dog toy bought for him by the staff who did our regular shopping, I personally escorted him over to PetSmart in Alexandria one morning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My shopping cart icon suddenly updates, the number 1 now showing, and my number of notes drops by 400,000. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Dad said he would take me shopping next weekend." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why I keep shopping here,” he said to me, searching the wares in the bins. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to translate for my mother when we did the grocery shopping. Now I can’t anymore.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Emma carried a white paper shopping bag filled with “leftovers” from their backstage banquet feast: an aluminum tray of cheese ravioli and two extra slices of chocolate mousse cake with raspberries on top. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z When Mom steers our old two-door Toyota hatchback into a parking space in front of Kroger, I mumble, “I hate grocery shopping.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She did her own shopping, always carrying the same blue cloth shopping bag, and always walking on the sunny side of the street “to keep the bones warm.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if you want, we can go shopping this weekend.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Let’s get the shopping carts and garbage bags. We can risk taking the elevator up, but we’d better be careful, because once it goes off, it might stay off until Tuesday.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I can’t even remember the last time I went shopping for myself. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Okay, maybe we can go shopping on Saturday then. Do you like Bamberger’s?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We would single out someone, or a couple, or sometimes a whole family—although for the purposes of the game, it was always better to single out a person shopping alone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "I swear. I haven't seen him. I came home from shopping, and he was gone. I searched the whole house myself." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Once I’m in the car, I find out she has kidnapped me to go back-to-school clothes shopping. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Otis Amber delivered groceries from the shopping center to Sunset Towers, back and forth, to and fro. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Salesladies intimidate me, I don’t like to be caught shopping. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z What happy times they had planning together, what solemn shopping excursions, what funny mistakes they made, and what shouts of laughter arose over Laurie’s ridiculous bargains. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually he asks if he can carry my shopping bags, which look heavy and are, and I let him, feeling silly and archaic and looking first to make sure no women I know are watching. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I reached the promenade, a big shopping mall that took up the whole middle of the ship, and I stopped cold. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As we stand in line to pay for the spaghetti, I finally agree to go shopping for school stuff the next day. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When we went shopping at the mall, he'd park himself on a bench, content to watch the bags or sneak in a nap while the rest of the family roamed freely. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She does not turn back to look at the shopping bag, left purposely beneath her seat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Saturday before Christmas, we go shopping in the open air mercado for roasted pig, avocados, guava paste, and ripe plantains for pIátanos maduros, the different merchants calling out their wares from their stands. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She was having more trouble on the ladder than Caroline, for, in addition to a large purse, she was trying to negotiate a huge shopping bag. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Brian had been in the shopping mall with his mother when a man in front of Paisley’s store had suffered a heart attack. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z After the film they went shopping down the silent streets. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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