thrift shop

noun

: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes

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It is said to not judge a book by its cover and staff at a thrift shop in Casper, Wyoming, can attest to that saying. —

Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025 Ben Rowe, now 27, spent weekends of his youth with his mother and grandmother rummaging through thrift shops looking for a good deal. —

Caleb Mezzy, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025 These proved ridiculous at Oberlin, where dressing in janitor uniforms from thrift shops was considered the height of style. —

Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 But for decades, fine china has been in decline, with fancy sets lining the shelves of thrift shops and languishing at estate sales. —

Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thrift shop