second-hand
Example Sentences
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A decade ago, the EAC decried the influx of second-hand clothing and was primed to impose a ban across its member states.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
"We're competing with second-hand clothing, but we can't compete on price," Zia Bett, founder of Kenyan womenswear brand Zia Africa, tells the BBC.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The analyst points to the South Korean shipping company’s recent purchase of 10 second-hand very large crude carriers from SK Shipping.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"Everyone is repairing what they have or buying second-hand instead," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Most of our tanks and trucks were more than second-hand by the time they reached us.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
