thrift shop
Example Sentences
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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 ● Feb. 24, 2026
Now the Quarter Store in town is a thrift shop run by volunteers where everything costs a quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
They also offer a closet-sorting service, which involves coming to a person's home and sorting through unwanted clothing, to rescue items fit for sale at their pop-up thrift shop.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
One day she shows up in a new Chanel suit, bought at a thrift shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
They were gonna visit the thrift shop over in Fairview to look for a football jersey Jackie needed for a play she was in at Carol Lee’s church.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
