hand-me-down
Example Sentences
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My dad is from England, and naturally there are a number of photos of me wearing a hand-me-down West Ham United jersey to elementary school.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Conversely, when brides were familiar with the story of the dress, like with a hand-me-down, they were far more positive about it and treated it more like treasure than a cursed item."
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Martin, the 77-year-old in Glendale, has been sleeping on a waterbed since she got her first one as a hand-me-down from a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Players say they wear hand-me-down uniforms and are not provided with any name, image and likeness support.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
I don’t have anything new except for the coat, and a hand-me-down dress still wrapped in plastic.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
