be sold out

idiom

: to have sold the entire amount of something

"Are there any more tickets?" "No, I'm sorry, We're (all) sold out."

—often + of

The store was sold out of milk.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web How to get tickets for the Reds' Opening Day game Opening Day tickets at Great American Ball Park appear to be sold out, according to the MLB's website. —

Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2023 And yet access for the elderly can be a problem since big events that will be sold out are usually publicized on social media when tickets become available, and then tickets are gone quickly. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023 Fitz and the Tantrums appear to be sold out at Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, but check CultureRoom.net for updates. —

Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023 Instead, the brand's toys will be sold out of the Macy's outlet at the Oxmoor Center. —

Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2022 There’s no telling when Apple will catch up with demand and how long the iPhone 14 Pro models will be sold out. —

Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Oct. 2022 That’s still below pre-pandemic levels, which exceeded 80%, but many hotels will be sold out this week, said Alex Bastian, CEO of the San Francisco Hotel Council, which represents hotel owners and operators. —

Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2022 As a result, no new Ford vehicles will be sold out of the Alabaster location. —

William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 Fayetteville will be sold out and rocking, and the home crowd itself will play a big role in this one. —

Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

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