How to Use thrift shop in a Sentence

thrift shop

noun

• The Junior League has used thrift shops to fundraise since the 1920s.
  — Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2018
• The thrift shop owner has been a part of Deep Ellum’s nightlife for the last decade.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• The group raised money by selling thrift shop items from the set.
  — Jessi Virtusio, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021
• Got a nice one at the charity thrift shop the other day.
  — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 11 May 2018
• The group runs a fund-raising thrift shop at 1830 Oceanside Blvd.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2022
• The lighting looks very flat too and the costumes seem a tad thrift shop-esque.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
• Mayah started a small thrift shop out of her love for 2000s fashion.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2021
• Playing when Victor and Benji try on clothes in the thrift shop.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 19 June 2020
• That’s where Life’s Treasures comes in -- all profits from the thrift shop’s sales go to patient care.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 7 May 2021
• The thrift shop supports the shelter’s programs for people and pets.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
• Food and clothing are distributed through a church thrift shop and pantry.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019
• The bake sale will benefit the Sunday School and the popular thrift shop.
  — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 13 July 2023
• The thrift shop is an excellent place to find high-quality leather items for a fraction of the price.
  — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
• The group runs an all-volunteer thrift shop at 2068 E. Valley Pkwy.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2022
• The high street offers a wide array of thrift shops and cell-phone stores, but, honestly, not much else.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 7 June 2019
• Her parking space outside the thrift shop awaited her when the Hyundai again became her home.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
• This outrages people who believe the role of thrift shop charities is to transfer clothes to the needy.
  — Alden Wicker, Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2016
• Our words flowed everywhere – on road trips and dog walks, at the museum, the thrift shop, at Café Algiers.
  — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• The RealReal is the latest new store on Knox Street and the first resale shop, but don’t confuse it with a thrift shop.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2021
• Belen gets a job at a thrift shop but loses it for missing too many days taking care of her kids.
  — jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2022
• This plaid coat exudes the stately energy of a hidden gem found at a U.K. thrift shop.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Dec. 2022
• There's Turner, a thrift shop owner and rug artist who's going to bring a lot of hippie energy to the house.
  — Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 7 July 2022
• The Winsted United Methodist Church has opened an indoor tag sale as well as its thrift shop.
  — courant.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• There are many thrift shops to choose from — Savers, Goodwill, small local shops — and not all are created equal.
  — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
• The thrift shop is the main fundraiser for Assistance League programs which help thousands of children and adults in need.
  — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Feb. 2018
• Radatz said the hospital provides a lot of the supplies or they are purchased at thrift shops.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 10 July 2019
• Officials have not said whether anyone will face charges in connection with the discovery of the skull at the thrift shop.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2023
• Among the obstacles was the fact that it had been purchased at a thrift shop, was unsigned and was without a record of its history.
  — Susan Hoffman, Daily Pilot, 15 July 2019
• The print sat on the floor of a thrift shop in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, hidden among a series of artworks waiting to be priced.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020
• There was no admission charge, just a request that visitors bring a bundle of old clothes to be sold at the board’s thrift shop.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024