thrift store
noun
a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
thrift stores
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pluralof thrift store.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Surrounded by open fields in a small town, VHS vendors gather in the sunlight to offer their tapes, sourced from thrift stores, estate sales or people getting rid of their collections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Overall, there was only a single topline category, miscellaneous store retailers—which includes florists, thrift stores, and pet stores—that posted an outright decline in monthly spending.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
I live in a modest, fully paid-off home, drive an older car, have comfortable but dated and worn furniture, and buy clothes at thrift stores.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Kimberly Guthrie, chair of the fashion design and merchandising department at Virginia Commonwealth University, says she and her students have noticed a substantial decline in quality of clothing at thrift stores.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2026
Cool in that he had his own rockery style, procured from thrift stores and garage sales, not from Urban Outfitters knockoffs.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
