shopping spree
noun
: a short period of time in which someone buys a lot of things
We went on a shopping spree.
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After the delight of a shopping spree, one could be seated at any number of cafés or upscale restaurants for a leisurely meal, a café crème, or the popular fine à l’eau, a brandy or cognac diluted with a bit of tap water.
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Jennifer Dasal
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
Plus, these are the perfect base pants for virtually any outfit and can be dressed up or down for everything from a run to a shopping spree.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
By the end of their shopping spree, the duo had garnered a collection of toys, with the total coming in at $76.97.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Households went on a shopping spree — notably for autos — in the first quarter, and importers pulled orders forward in a move that took a bite out of first-quarter gross domestic product.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 July 2025
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Jennifer Dasal
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
Plus, these are the perfect base pants for virtually any outfit and can be dressed up or down for everything from a run to a shopping spree.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
By the end of their shopping spree, the duo had garnered a collection of toys, with the total coming in at $76.97.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Households went on a shopping spree — notably for autos — in the first quarter, and importers pulled orders forward in a move that took a bite out of first-quarter gross domestic product.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for shopping spree
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“Shopping spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20spree. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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