Sentence examples similar to becomes secondhand from inspiring English sources

Later he became a secondhand book dealer, a move that bought him the time to write his first book, and ran his own small press.

By listening to their stories, he became a secondhand witness to the countless atrocities the people of North Sumatra had endured as well as committed.

8 P.M. (Fox) THE SIMPSONS Lisa, left, becomes addicted to secondhand smoke after she attributes her superb ballet skills to tobacco.

The company wants to differentiate from its rivals by creating a user experience that is so easy it becomes the default secondhand marketplace app.

Now we get secondhand information.

The more likely a celebrity biography is to be on a first-name basis with its subject ("Shirley and Warren, Jackck's Life," "Bardot," "Natasha," "Geffen," "Papa John" and "Miss Rona" are among his sources), even if the person in question is on a first-name basis with the world ("Madonna and Madonna Unauthorizeded" are also recycled), the shakier and more secondhand it becomes.

Bargain shoppers then see those items on the shelves and racks and, voila, the secondhand shop becomes known for selling the best merchandise.

A legacy of abandoned weapons is a common one in battle zones, including Afghanistan, which became a bustling secondhand arms bazaar after the Soviet pullout in 1989.

2 12 As the evidence base relating to the harms associated with secondhand smoke grows and tobacco consumption becomes increasingly de-normalised in many countries, some governments are stepping up their efforts to further discourage smoking at a population level.

As bicycle commutes becomes a larger trend in cities worldwide, the market for secondhand bikes is skyrocketing.

Fred Bason was born in Walworth and became a dealer in secondhand books when he was still in his teens.