hand-me-down
Example Sentences
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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
