junk shop
Britishnoun
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a shop selling miscellaneous secondhand goods
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derogatory a shop selling antiques
Example Sentences
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“I even found a pair of glasses in a junk shop that were identical to the ones he wore,” Mr. Lerner said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023
And it took him more than a decade to find another stage role that he wanted: Donny, the avuncular owner of a shabby junk shop.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022
He bought it at a junk shop in the proletarian district, a junk shop that will become very important, and he starts writing on it.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2021
“If one is on the ground, in a junk shop or a bar … if somebody sees one in the wrong place, they can call me.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2019
At the junk shop in town she spotted an old Brownie Starflex sitting in the corner of the front window.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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