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 in its opening statement claimed the case is like a "puzzle from a thrift shop" as it has pieces missing and there is not a complete picture.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 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

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