hand-me-down

Example Sentences

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She hadn’t showered in two days, her hair was a frizzy mess, and she was wearing hand-me-down clothes that were five sizes too big.

From Literature

One that isn’t a hand-me-down from my weird cousin in Des Moines.

From Literature

Ma holds my gaze for a beat before glancing at the empty hand-me-down suitcase.

From Literature

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

Nearly 250 years later, as we continue to debate what the Founders intended, we may find at times that we’ve been led astray by legend, hornswoggled by hand-me-down history.

From Los Angeles Times