thrift shop

Example Sentences

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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

The defence claimed the case was like a "puzzle from a thrift shop" as it has pieces missing and there is not a complete picture.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

And then someone took me to a thrift shop, and my life changed.”

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

While she visits the occasional thrift shop or junkyard, most materials are donated by people who know she’s always seeking something to salvage.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 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