Examples of “thrift” in a Sentence

noun Careful, economical use of money; avoiding waste.

• Years of thrift meant they could pay off the mortgage early.
• Thrift was drilled into her by parents who lived through hard times.
• Her thrift showed in the way she cooked big meals and saved the leftovers.

noun A store that sells secondhand goods donated by the public, often to raise money for charity.

• He found a leather jacket at the thrift for five dollars.
• We donated three boxes of old clothes to the thrift on Saturday.
• She furnished her first apartment almost entirely with finds from the local thrift.

noun A low, cushion-forming coastal plant with pink flowers, also called sea pink.

• Thrift grows in tufts along the cliff edge.
• Pink thrift flowers brightened the rocky shore in late spring.
• Gardeners often plant thrift along the edge of a sunny path.