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
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
At weekends, I’d rummage in Patrick’s Saleroom, a sort of junk shop that’s still around today.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 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
She stood on the corner for a long time watching the kids lug their junk up Manhattan Avenue to Carney’s junk shop.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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