yard sale

noun

Synonyms of yard salenext

Examples of yard sale in a Sentence

there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales
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Instead, the focus for Knipfing is on the next yard sale or trip to the thrift store. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Jocelyn Elizabeth was a new mom working part-time as a marketing administrator when her dad brought home a $5 lamp from a church yard sale in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 Some of her fondest memories as a child involved tagging along to yard sales with her grandparents and finding random gems tucked away in their home. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025 Estate sales, yard sales, and connections with rag houses form the backbone of Low Timers’ vintage ecosystem. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yard sale

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yard sale was in 1972

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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20sale. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.

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