How to Use hand-me-down in a Sentence

hand-me-down

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• The sound is hand-me-down, but the hope in her voice is brand new.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
• The sweater was a hand-me-down from her mother, and the hat once belonged to her son.
  — Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Sure to last for years and years, this is the ultimate hand-me-down.
  — Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
• Don’t be afraid to paint things white—new pieces, heirlooms, hand-me-downs.
  — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
• Both my first and middle names were hand-me-downs, the monikers of my parents' good friends.
  — April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• That way, siblings can still look stylish in hand-me-downs that will still feel fresh.
  — Hitha Herzog, Parents, 10 July 2023
• My mom grew up very poor, and her clothes were hand-me-downs or her stepmom made them.
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• Kate Hudson knows the importance of a good hand-me-down.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
• A lot of these kids have been playing in hand-me-down shoes, two sizes too small or with no grip left.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• His voice is as deep as a canyon, tough as tree bark and weathered like a hand-me-down saddle.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024
• Yes, they were banned years ago, but some are still around, including as hand-me-downs.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
• To carry out the revenge, Manta needs to repair his suit (which looks like a hand-me-down from the Ant-Man movies).
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Another hand-me-down, that thing, with tires that were beyond flat.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2023
• Then, to get a new fishing pole and not a hand-me-down one from your grandfather or uncle was a big deal.
  — John Carlisle and Visuals By Ryan Garza, Freep.com, 11 June 2023
• Their team, the Strikers, has a roster of rejects in hand-me-down coats and lacks good equipment, a deep bench and a coach who shows up on time.
  — Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• Or donate old gadgets to someone else on this list, who will be happy to get your hand-me-downs!
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• Middle children recall their wardrobe of hand-me-downs.
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
• Her uniforms were hand-me-downs from his older daughter.
  — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
• But there’s no Botox at this backyard bar: The hand-me-down hubcaps and rusted bikes are still hanging on the fences, and the best seat is still from an old truck bed.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
• Bier’s family had less money than Jonathan’s, and the richer boy would often give him hand-me-downs.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
• This is the tradition that Hsieh decided to mine, a sort of hand-me-down from his father and grandmother.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• Jenna’s stoop sale inspired a pack of city dwellers eager to get their hands on her hand-me-downs to queue around a SoHo block one Tuesday in June.
  — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
• Any dad trying to parent well in 2023 knows that a hand-me-down set of wooden blocks and a rubber ball are going to last kids only so long.
  — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 9 May 2023
• In addition to the hand-me-down dress, Beatrice also wore the tiara Queen Elizabeth wore at her wedding.
  — Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
• My sisters’ hand-me-downs were highly coveted by us all.
  — Lola Kirke, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
• Recently, my friend told me that her best friend was offended that she wasn’t given these hand-me-downs instead of me.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
• Also, remember there's no reason not to get hand-me-down clothes, says Diaz.
  — Madison Medeiros, Parents, 23 Oct. 2023
• These are Christmas pajamas that will become hand-me-downs.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
• With just a $40 allowance, residents are dressed in ill-fitting hand-me-downs or hospital gowns that drape open.
  — Matt Sedensky, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
• Nwora's two months with the Pacers are a shining example of just how valuable someone else's hand-me-downs can be.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Mar 2025