How to Use thrift in a Sentence

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• Through hard work and thrift they sent all of their children to college.
• The Mads Caprani floor lamp was a $25 thrift-store find.
  — Tessa Watson, House Beautiful, 2 Feb. 2023
• Branches were found in Garfield Park, the birds at thrift stores.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2022
• That was her first inkling that these weren’t meant for a thrift store’s shelves.
  — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022
• At a thrift store, the items and ambience won’t tell you no.
  — Grace Antino, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2023
• She’s a Southern-thrift-store Stevie Nicks, in the best way.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 14 May 2022
• Baumeister, 49, was the wealthy owner of Sav-A-Lot thrift stores.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2022
• Now is the time to head to the thrift store and pick up a pile of vintage silverware!
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
• Instead, grab a lightweight pot with a lid from the thrift store.
  — Cindy Dampier, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• My idea of a fun shopping trip is taking a spin through the $10 thrift-store rack.
  — Julia Carpenter, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
• Goodwill, which has stood out in the thrift store market since 1902, isn't alone.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
• Hunt for them at your local thrift store or garage sale.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022
• Upcycle a pair of jeans from the thrift store or the back of your closet with this easy-peasy patch DIY.
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 4 Nov. 2022
• Amy scored the bedroom’s four-drawer pine dresser for $45 at a thrift store.
  — Shaila Wunderlich, Country Living, 21 Feb. 2023
• Many ashtrays sell at thrift stores or yard sales for just a few dollars.
  — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• Thompson plans to take his kids to Walmart for school supplies and thrift stores for clothes.
  — Leticia Miranda, NBC News, 25 July 2022
• It’s usually easy to find something unique in a thrift store.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
• Those who shop at the thrift stores benefit from lower cost items.
  — Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
• To witness her tear through a thrift store was to see Baryshnikov leap, to see Callas flip into head voice.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
• The most economical option is to buy a premade, over-the-counter frame or to find one at a thrift store.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
• Re-gifting is as common for us as shopping at yard sales and thrift stores.
  — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Growth stagnated as the rewards for effort and thrift were leached away.
  — Phil Gramm and Mike Solon, WSJ, 23 May 2022
• Potter has seen customers find great pairs on eBay or at thrift stores and bring them to their shop for restoration.
  — Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
• Patric Vaquera on his emo/ punk/ rock roots and finding his sense of style in the thrift stores of Alabama.
  — Patric Vaquera, Vogue, 17 June 2022
• After an hour or so at the Goodwill bins, Ms. Rogue, 26, headed out to a warehouse-size thrift store not far away.
  — New York Times, 19 May 2022
• Look for a ladder at a flea market or thrift store, then paint it a fun color to match your bathroom's decor.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022
• The lentil stew rqaq w adas is extravagant on the table, but has its origins in thrift.
  — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
• Could my consignment items end up at a thrift store instead?
  — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023
• The wood trusses involved in this latest collapse are not the top-chord hung trusses that were found at the gym and the thrift store, which both had flat roofs.
  — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
• There are three locations of this franchise thrift store in Charlotte.
  — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024