thrift shop

noun

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

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Nubby quilts warm up the bedrooms, a sultry Soane fabric dresses up a thrift shop–found sofa, and an original soapstone sink rough up the new mudroom. —

Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025 Room, board and group therapy are free, in exchange for which residents work at the many businesses the academy runs, including thrift shops, a construction company and a moving and storage business. —

Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 The West Village Poway project was developed at the site of the former Poway Fun Bowl and Carriage Center, where thrift shops had been located. —

Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 With over 290 comments on the Instagram video so far, many people praised Vu's vision to take the dress from thrift shop to red carpet perfection. —

John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thrift shop