hand-me-down

How To Use hand-me-down In A Sentence

• Most of the boys wore hand-me-down military shirts from their fathers.
• I already have all his hand-me-downs like his shirts and TV tray, so I might as well use his battle gear.
• It was back to using my four-fingered, hand-me-down glove. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad
• Their clothes looked like hand-me-downs and they shared a common dark hue to their skin and eyes. LOST SUMMER
• Back when every farm dugout was cleared of snow by mid-December and hand-me-down skates were laced up over hand-me-down boots.
• When a kid gets a pair of Nike sneakers that are new rather than somebody's hand-me-down, that to them is like they've reached nirvana. A Baby Shower for Moms in Need
• What clothing wasn't handmade was usually hand-me-downs.
• We could never emulate that spread when we had one ‘best’ set of clothes, school togs and the cousin's hand-me-down scruffs we mucked around in the rest of the time.
• The dinghies on our lake were serviceable, not showy: hand-me-downs with dented motors and countless coats of varnish.
• I've had but three shavers in my life, all triple-head rotary models: my dad's hand-me-down corded white one, and two I've owned, one silver and one black.