How to Use hand-me-down in a Sentence

hand-me-down

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• The sound is hand-me-down, but the hope in her voice is brand new.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
• And Ming has a lot more hand-me-downs to look forward to.
  — Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
• The sweater was a hand-me-down from her mother, and the hat once belonged to her son.
  — Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Sure to last for years and years, this is the ultimate hand-me-down.
  — Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
• Patched pockets and hand-me-downs were a way of stretching the life of a garment.
  — Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
• Don’t be afraid to paint things white—new pieces, heirlooms, hand-me-downs.
  — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
• Both my first and middle names were hand-me-downs, the monikers of my parents' good friends.
  — April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• That way, siblings can still look stylish in hand-me-downs that will still feel fresh.
  — Hitha Herzog, Parents, 10 July 2023
• My mom grew up very poor, and her clothes were hand-me-downs or her stepmom made them.
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• Kate Hudson knows the importance of a good hand-me-down.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
• A lot of these kids have been playing in hand-me-down shoes, two sizes too small or with no grip left.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• The desks came out of a dumpster and the computers were hand-me-downs, but students showed up.
  — Mike Belleme, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
• His voice is as deep as a canyon, tough as tree bark and weathered like a hand-me-down saddle.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024
• Yes, they were banned years ago, but some are still around, including as hand-me-downs.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
• Even as an adult, little brother still gets hand-me-downs.
  — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
• To carry out the revenge, Manta needs to repair his suit (which looks like a hand-me-down from the Ant-Man movies).
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Another hand-me-down, that thing, with tires that were beyond flat.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2023
• Then, to get a new fishing pole and not a hand-me-down one from your grandfather or uncle was a big deal.
  — John Carlisle and Visuals By Ryan Garza, Freep.com, 11 June 2023
• Their team, the Strikers, has a roster of rejects in hand-me-down coats and lacks good equipment, a deep bench and a coach who shows up on time.
  — Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• Or donate old gadgets to someone else on this list, who will be happy to get your hand-me-downs!
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• Middle children recall their wardrobe of hand-me-downs.
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
• His plucky nickname—born from the ‘Loosey-goosey’ rhyme and shared with his father—is less of a hand-me-down and more of a savvy branding decision.
  — Mike Dojc, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
• Her uniforms were hand-me-downs from his older daughter.
  — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
• But there’s no Botox at this backyard bar: The hand-me-down hubcaps and rusted bikes are still hanging on the fences, and the best seat is still from an old truck bed.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
• Bier’s family had less money than Jonathan’s, and the richer boy would often give him hand-me-downs.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
• While some had just enough time to snag valuables and hard drives, others went straight for childhood belongings and hand-me-downs.
  — Marianne Eloise, Architectural Digest, 31 Jan. 2025
• Through it all—the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns—with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.
  — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
• Fit a Bow A new bow loses about a third of its value after leaving the shop, so a lot of new archers start with a hand-me-down.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
• The outfit was a hand-me-down from her beloved dog, Sophie, who is no longer with us.
  — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
• One was a hand-me-down from my cousin’s husband who was visiting from Virginia and couldn’t fly back with it.
  — Katie Jackson, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025