thrift shop

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Recent Examples of thrift shop Four Poster Beds If you're drawn to traditional four poster beds, keep an eye out for them while browsing online marketplaces or thrift shops, notes Jen Bienvenu, the founder of J. Bienvenu Interiors in Louisville, Kentucky, who has come across many of these. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025 Get your creative fix at the Palm Springs Art Museum or head to one of many thrift shops for some trendy retail therapy. Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for thrift shop
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Noun
  • The department store group has just unveiled ‘The Heritage’, which the retailer hopes will become the capital’s go-to spot for all things culture, with a big dose of shopping, most of it luxury, as part of the attraction for visitors.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The brand entered the South Korean market seven years ago with the creation of a direct subsidiary, and now has five department store doors.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stores in Democratic or Republican Counties in America Each chain store’s red/blue distribution.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.
    Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.
    Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.
    Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.
    Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.
    Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Tucked among the winding roads and resplendent trees of this tony enclave is a property that feels like pulling into a majestic boutique hotel.
    Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Known as the Antiquing Capital of the South, thanks to the yearly Round Top Antiques Fair, this postage stamp-sized community has more than its fair share of stylish shops, chic boutique hotels, and colorful surprises at every turn.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Quantum communication is the actual exchange of information over these networks.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The following year, she was traded to Orlando Pride in exchange for midfielder Sam Witteman.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025

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