garage sale
noun
: a sale of used household or personal articles (such as furniture, tools, or clothing) held on the seller's own premises
Examples of garage sale in a Sentence
prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff
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Remember when the Broncos coach likened free agency to garage sale finds?
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Situated on the basement floor of an historic bank building in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, it was designed to re-create the look, feel and taste of a 1960s-1980s trailer parks, with retro furniture, vintage trailers, diner booths and garage sale décor.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Garage Sales Due to their more laidback, local nature, garage sales are the perfect place to find bargains.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Ritchie says the killer, who didn’t steal money or any garage sale items, chose a revolver so no casings would be left behind.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Situated on the basement floor of an historic bank building in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, it was designed to re-create the look, feel and taste of a 1960s-1980s trailer parks, with retro furniture, vintage trailers, diner booths and garage sale décor.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Garage Sales Due to their more laidback, local nature, garage sales are the perfect place to find bargains.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Ritchie says the killer, who didn’t steal money or any garage sale items, chose a revolver so no casings would be left behind.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for garage sale
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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage%20sale. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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