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

I grew up wearing my older brother’s and older sister’s hand-me-down clothes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

It is one of the most deprived wards in the city and she recalls a childhood of hand-me-down clothes and poverty.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

Carson will have his own hand-me-down jersey to wear Monday evening.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

But I didn't care that it was a hand-me-down.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals