thrift

Example Sentences

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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

I’m a big fan of shopping at thrift stores.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Several weeks ago, on an unseasonably warm winter afternoon in Chicago, I found myself in the second — or possibly third — thrift shop of the day.

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

The careful development of thrift, patience, high morals, and good manners.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison