thrift shop
Example Sentences
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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
Now the Quarter Store in town is a thrift shop run by volunteers where everything costs a quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Lawyer Aliyah Clarke and fashion designer Kaleen Sanois started a side business called 2nd Closet - a pop-up thrift shop where people can buy and sell pre-owned clothing.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025
One day she shows up in a new Chanel suit, bought at a thrift shop.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
They were gonna visit the thrift shop over in Fairview to look for a football jersey Jackie needed for a play she was in at Carol Lee’s church.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
