garage sale
nounDefinition of garage sale
: a sale of used household or personal articles (such as furniture, tools, or clothing) held on the seller's own premises
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More than 30 households in the Ravinia neighborhood of Highland Park will hold simultaneous yard and garage sales from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 14 and July 15. — Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, "Shout Out: Francesca Kelly, mass yard sale organizer," 6 July 2018 Other communities have laws that regulate yard and garage sales, but North Royalton does not. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, "North Royalton seeks to stop never-ending yard sales," 15 May 2018 Many associations host block parties, garage sales and movie nights. — Pamela Dittmer Mckuen, chicagotribune.com, "Pools, grills, pets: Summertime considerations for community associations," 13 July 2017 Although some items were purchased at stores or garage sales, many were family heirlooms that evoked happy memories and a sense of place. — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, "From Motown heirlooms to Jimmy Hoffa tales, Detroit brings it to 'Antiques Roadshow'," 14 June 2018 Kozachuk told LiveScience that the photo of the woman had been purchased at a garage sale but did not know where the photo of the man came from. — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "'Haunting' faces of 'ghosts' reappear in world's oldest photos," 10 July 2018 Simonetti grabbed a decorative sword that been stored in a closet that Person thinks his wife picked up at a garage sale. — Eric Adler And Glenn E. Rice, kansascity, "‘KCPD murdered my only daughter,’ says mother of woman who wielded decorative sword," 15 June 2018 Phillip Mathes was hosting a garage sale at his Apopka home in December when Auxier, who lived down the street, showed up. — David Harris, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Man on probation for scamming elderly woman gets prison for latest scheme in Apopka," 26 June 2018 Through your new artist lens, what changes need to be made to shift your work product from the garage sale to the Smithsonian? — Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press, "Your second (and most important) job," 16 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'garage sale.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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