Examples of 'shops were open' in a sentence

Meaning of "shops were open"

The phrase 'shops were open' simply means that the stores or retail establishments were accessible and operational. It indicates that the businesses were ready to serve customers and conduct transactions during their regular hours of operation

How to use "shops were open" in a sentence

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shops were open
The shops were open but there were no shopkeepers.
The town was quiet but shops were open.
Shops were open and people were walking around.
About a quarter of the shops were open again.
No shops were open to buy anything else to wear instead.
Only a few restaurants and coffee shops were open.
Only a few shops were open and that was it.
People were out and shops were open.
No shops were open for repair of arms or for fabricating ammunition.
All the little shops were open.
The shops were open but the shop assistants had left.
Small snack shops were open.
No shops were open in the neighborhood in the winter time we visited.
To our surprise, most of the shops were open.
Coffee shops were open.

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There were still lots of people, but the shops were open.
Although shops were open on.
We visited in winter, and not all local shops were open.
Markets and shops were open while people and cars filled the streets.
None of the other coffee shops were open before 10.
All the shops were open and, even weirder, people were shopping in them.
On the Bowery, the shops were open as normal.
There were lots of people about, and yes, the shops were open.
By evening, some shops were open but the streets were mostly deserted.
Uh, so, when we were going down through, no shops were open.
At that time of the day, all shops were open and people were shopping.
This quickly increased to 92 % on Sunday 2 January when many big shops were open.
Some of the shops were open 24 hours a day, serving through a hatch at night.
Therefore, a few shops were open.
The malls and shops were open late for last-minute Christmas shopping, too.
At least 90 % of shops were open and ready for business.

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