Second hand
second hand (adjective) -
a. Things that are not new and that have been owned by someone else.
b. Things you learn about from other people rather than from your own experience.
c. Not first-hand.
second hand goods
second hand information
a second hand bookshop
second hand furniture
a second hand item
second hand units
buying second hand
bought it second hand
purchase it second hand
savings from purchasing second hand
purchased a second hand X
a second hand one I purchased
a second hand Y at the garage sale
second hand flea markets
learn to enjoy at second hand what she enjoys
a second hand television
a second hand car sales man
second hand cars
second hand car ads
second hand bikes
second hand sewing machines
feel safer watching nature at second hand on the television
a second hand shop
the second hand market
a second hand one for a fraction of the price
Example sentences:
* "The classified ads where people advertise second hand bikes, second hand sewing machines, second hand cars and all the rest of it."
* "You learn to love her despite all her failures; you learn to enjoy at second hand what she enjoys."
* "There are many good second hand units you can buy which is the only alternative to a new unit in the case of failure."
* "You may feed safer watching nature at second hand on the television, and would find it hard to rough it in an uncharted forest."
* "I could partly understand Sally's comments because I heard at second hand from Jack Mason about the bickering that went on between manufacturers and the players' agents about contracts."
* "A second hand car sales man with delusions of grandeur," mused the Doctor.
* "I am considering installing a second hand one I purchased."
* "And where else will you find world famous diamond houses alongside colourful second hand flea markets?"
* "Second hand car ads for friends at school or other members of the family."
* "I saw a lot of old friends, and wore a dashing outfit purchased at perhaps an extravagance in a London second hand shop, but from the compliments, I feel now it was worth it and that, feeling good in it, I will wear it quite a lot."
* "The school bought the instruments, made out of oil drums, second hand."
* "There are still thousands of pieces of furniture in the second hand market containing the old-style foam."
* "All second hand furniture should be fitted with a safety label like this."
* "Buyers of second hand toys should be able to expect the same level of safety as those buying new toys."
* "Elderly people who worry that they can't afford VAT on fuel are putting their lives at risk by buying second hand paraffin heaters."
* "There is even a chapter in the book on buying second hand."
* "I purchasing a second hand soccer ball at the garage sale."
* "I paid 100 baht when I bought it second hand and would like to know if this is its true value."
* "I stopped long enough to recharge, then pedalled up the Arrow Valley, crossed a ridge of hills and then freewheeled all the way down to the largest second hand bookshop in the world at Hay-on-Wye."
* "The story has now taken up at second hand by the newspaper."
* "As with any second hand item, there is a risk, but the savings can be considerable."
* "Antiquarian and second hand book fair, Leisure Centre, Beech Avenue, off Leeds Road, 10am." (advertisement)
* "Whilst a new bus cost was very expensive, a second hand one was a fraction of the price."
* "It's three hundred baht for a second hand one."
* "Anybody got a second hand washing machine?"
* "Arthur was saying some of the second hand stuff at Bromley High is quite good."
* "There's a second hand sale going on now."
