thrift shop
Example Sentences
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She found one for around $125, which is much lower than the price for a new bag, but considered it a bit expensive and is now looking for something else from a thrift shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
A favorite dress found in a thrift shop in Joshua Tree that I was hoping to wear but then, after a quick stab of regret, I realized it’s gone, along with everything else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
And then someone took me to a thrift shop, and my life changed.”
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025
Lawyer Aliyah Clarke and fashion designer Kaleen Sanois started a side business called 2nd Closet - a pop-up thrift shop where people can buy and sell pre-owned clothing.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
That Sunday evening, Yoyo was reading some poetry to get herself inspired: Whitman's poems in an old book with an engraved cover her father had picked up in a thrift shop next to his office.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
