thrift

Example Sentences

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“Otherwise, there’s a library, a coffee shop, a dance studio. Um...We have three thrift and antique shops. And there’s the national park.”

From Literature

Several weeks ago, on an unseasonably warm winter afternoon in Chicago, I found myself in the second — or possibly third — thrift shop of the day.

From Salon

My grandma loves shopping a bit too much, but she shops at thrift stores, so their shopping and entertainment expenses remain low.

From MarketWatch

The company promises to distribute all that waste to specialty recyclers, manufacturers, even thrift shops.

From Los Angeles Times

But with the help of Aunt Melissa’s closet and a tiny thrift store in Somewhere, she makes it work.

From Literature