How to Use secondhand in a Sentence

secondhand

adjective
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  • He's always haunting the secondhand shops for bargains.
  • You’re left to the mercy of phone calls and secondhand news.
    — Alex Convery, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Prices in the secondhand market can show the true power of a brand.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This isn't the first time Mill has made the internet wince in secondhand pain.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 21 June 2022
  • Part of the problem is that the industry is handling secondhand EVs for the first time.
    — Monica Raymunt, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Along a wall, there was a section for people to pick up secondhand clothes and shoes.
    — Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Her perfect, pearly fit is thanks to a secondhand gown.
    — Elise Preston, CBS News, 23 June 2023
  • Turns out, Eve-Lily gets many of her statement items from the vintage and secondhand world.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Items found in the house were sent to be sold at a secondhand store in Sandstone, Minnesota.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The secondhand fridge had a huge dent in it; the bedrooms were unheated in winter.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Sometimes finding the rare gem at a secondhand store is a matter of good taste.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2023
  • Grab a few unique items from a thrift store or secondhand shop, and place them in different rooms of your home to see what speaks to you.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The wonderful thing about London is the secondhand book shops.
    — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Look for cool T-shirts and sweatshirts Most every secondhand store will have racks and racks of T-shirts and sweatshirts.
    — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • To make the most of your day, head to the sprawling wonderland of the Saint-Ouen, where nearly 2,000 vendors comprise the largest secondhand market in the world.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Most of my Barbie dolls were secondhand, just like most of my clothes and furniture.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • But that hasn't stopped these products from turning up on the secondhand market.
    — Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2023
  • The sick passenger was asked to find a change of clothes in her carry-on bag while the rest of the cabin managed their secondhand queasiness.
    — Natalie B. Compton, Andrea Sachs and Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But the secondhand market is growing—and is projected to more than triple within the next decade.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The supply of secondhand vehicles will grow over time, Mr. Case said.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Shein’s pledge fails to do one important thing: Stop secondhand Shein products from adding to the problem.
    — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 13 June 2022
  • This savvy book is fulled with tips and tricks on navigating the secondhand fashion space.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 30 May 2022
  • In apparel alone, some 10% of the global market will be secondhand by next year.
    — Joshua Kirby, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Now, more firms that trade in secondhand stakes of private assets are betting some of those investors will want out.
    — Laura Kreutzer, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Here are nine movies about the vicarious thrill of victory and the secondhand agony of defeat.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Alma and Del, who are best friends and cousins, find an old, perhaps magical, tea set in their abuela’s secondhand store.
    — Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • Nowadays, secondhand shopping has taken on a life of its own.
    — Jolene Almendarez cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • The children wore secondhand clothes, often went without shoes and sometimes had no more to eat than one daily meal of bread and a slice of banana.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Gao Jia has run a secondhand furniture and electronics shop in Paibang for eight years.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The supply chain issues are driving more customers to the secondhand market.
    — Linda Greenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022

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