hand-me-down

Example Sentences

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The chancellor could also offer partial payments, potentially getting smaller for each additional child to reflect that these children might use the same buggy as their siblings or hand-me-down clothes.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

The warehouse has also seen fewer of the startups that used to buy a lot of the city’s hand-me-down office furniture, perhaps due to the current economic uncertainty.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

It is one of the most deprived wards in the city and she recalls a childhood of hand-me-down clothes and poverty.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

Outfit details: Urban Outfitters loafers and socks, hand-me-down skirt and tank top.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

The mask was a hand-me-down, given to him by his father.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi