Examples of flea market in a Sentence
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Hudson's Surfside Flea Market, the area's largest and oldest open-air flea market, is owned by the third generation of its original owners.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
Few things mark the last days of summer in SoCal more than the end of the Rose Bowl’s summer flea markets.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
For a playful fall date idea, pick one or two flea markets in your area to hit up for the day.
—Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
Gikomba, Kenya's largest flea market, serves as a purgatory for Europe's denim castoffs.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Magee's passion for collecting began at age 13 while visiting a local flea market where he was fascinated with a collectible lunchbox.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
There’s so much richness here: there’s the spirit of the puces (flea market), the idea of clothes that have lived before.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 July 2023
There are lots of ways to clean and polish diamond engagement rings, heirloom pearls and flea market earrings.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
And then there was a summer when everyone wanted to go to the flea market and get a vintage top like Naomi’s to wear with jeans.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
Few things mark the last days of summer in SoCal more than the end of the Rose Bowl’s summer flea markets.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
For a playful fall date idea, pick one or two flea markets in your area to hit up for the day.
—Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
Gikomba, Kenya's largest flea market, serves as a purgatory for Europe's denim castoffs.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Magee's passion for collecting began at age 13 while visiting a local flea market where he was fascinated with a collectible lunchbox.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
There’s so much richness here: there’s the spirit of the puces (flea market), the idea of clothes that have lived before.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 July 2023
There are lots of ways to clean and polish diamond engagement rings, heirloom pearls and flea market earrings.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
And then there was a summer when everyone wanted to go to the flea market and get a vintage top like Naomi’s to wear with jeans.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
translation of French Marché aux puces, a market in Paris
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
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“Flea market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flea%20market. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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flea market
noun
: a usually outdoor market for secondhand articles and antiques
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