thrift

Example Sentences

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Christine Gast, a New Jersey resident who shops for her five nephews, is big on thrift stores, especially for the clothes and stuffed animals she purchases to fill out those baskets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The band made their live debut at a house party on Valentine's Day 1977, decorating the walls with Barbie dolls and dressing in thrift store wigs.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Somewhere between page 39 and the fluorescent lights of that thrift store, I realized what I actually wanted to make wasn’t a better “unfried chicken.”

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

He started biking around his neighborhood, visiting garage sales and thrift stores, buying whatever he could carry to sell online.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

This spring was a fire without thrift in the grand literature of the seasons the Meecham family had watched from their verandas.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy