bake sale
noun
: a fund-raising event at which usually homemade foods (such as cakes and cookies) are sold
Examples of bake sale in a Sentence
They organized a bake sale to raise money for the church.
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Athletic directors are charged with balancing the books, and bake sales won’t cover the tab.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
For generations, the church and its adjoining school have served as Windom’s anchor — the site of weddings, baptisms, bake sales, Boy Scout Christmas tree lots and the ever-popular SeptemberFest featuring pie, live music and an outdoor Mass.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
That's where patient families come in, organizing bake sales and 5K races in an attempt to raise the millions of dollars needed to push new drugs through clinical trials.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
After making the cutting boards, grant leaders intend to partner with high school culinary classes in order to run a bake sale and charcuterie sale for school staff to help raise awareness to the program.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
For generations, the church and its adjoining school have served as Windom’s anchor — the site of weddings, baptisms, bake sales, Boy Scout Christmas tree lots and the ever-popular SeptemberFest featuring pie, live music and an outdoor Mass.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
That's where patient families come in, organizing bake sales and 5K races in an attempt to raise the millions of dollars needed to push new drugs through clinical trials.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
After making the cutting boards, grant leaders intend to partner with high school culinary classes in order to run a bake sale and charcuterie sale for school staff to help raise awareness to the program.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bake sale
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“Bake sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake%20sale. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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