Sentence examples for secondhand means from inspiring English sources

Plus, at a few cents a piece you won't be heartbroken if you lose one and sourcing them secondhand means it's easily replaced if you do.

The computers and other equipment in this digital cemetery come mainly from Europe and the United States, sometimes as secondhand donations meant to reduce the "digital divide" -- the disparity in computer access between poor nations and rich.

This might seem a bit secondhand, since it means gazing at original character sketches and animation notes for the seven dwarfs (Dopey: "Droopy effect in all clothing" or Bashful: "Head usually down, eyes looking up") rather than seeing them Hi-Ho-ing into their mine.

In the case of secondhand stress, this means that you are accountable for how you both react to the hyper-rushed colleague or grumpy spouse and how you express your own stress.

Political unrest in Ukraine, historically a big market for secondhand clothing, has meant there is a glut of recycled textiles in the global market.

2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 A meta-analysis on passive smoking during pregnancy and fetal health estimated that exposure of non-smoking pregnant women to secondhand smoke reduces mean birth weight by 33 g or more, and increases the risk of a birth weight below 2500 g by 22%.

The rise of no-smoking workplaces and restaurants means that secondhand smoke does less damage than it once did.

Wearing secondhand clothes as a child means I can't do vintage.

It not only meant that you didn't have to come home from the bar smelling like a pack of menthols, it meant reduced access to secondhand smoke and the risks of cancer and other health ailments associated with exposure.

Concentration in ng/g Infant meconium tobacco smoke metabolite concentrations were greater when mother's mean serum cotinine concentrations indicated secondhand and active tobacco smoke exposure rather than no exposure (Table 3).

Choosing the used, vintage and antique merchandise market means scouting out area flea markets, secondhand or consignment shops, auction houses, and estate and garage sales to keep a steady supply of unique marketable merchandise on hand.