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hand-me-down

[hand-mee-doun, han-] / ˈhænd miˌdaʊn, ˈhæn- /


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"Conversely, when brides were familiar with the story of the dress, like with a hand-me-down, they were far more positive about it and treated it more like treasure than a cursed item."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

The chancellor could also offer partial payments, potentially getting smaller for each additional child to reflect that these children might use the same buggy as their siblings or hand-me-down clothes.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Expensive cars and designer clothes weren’t an option; when he learned to drive he was pushing the family’s hand-me-down Acura.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

Their 15-year-old hand-me-down Toyota Auris, nicknamed Martina, needs replacing.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

The room was a mess, all their hand-me-down clothes and toys and towels slung over the backs of chairs and piled on the desk.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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