garage sale

noun

Definition 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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Synonyms for garage sale

Synonyms

tag sale,
yard sale

Examples of garage sale in a Sentence

prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff

Recent Examples on the Web If selling online isn't right for you, there's always the option of hosting a garage sale. — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, "5 Ways to Sell Used Appliances," 15 Jan. 2021 Bohn teased Jarmond about wearing a Jordan Brand hat after UCLA had recently agreed in principle to a deal with the apparel company, adding that Jarmond would have to hold a garage sale to unload all of the school’s Under Armour gear. — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, "It’s a rivalry ‘game on’ after a Trojan and a Bruin fought on together," 10 Dec. 2020 Aguirre also organized a garage sale in her Cicero home’s backyard and some raffles to send money to provide hot meals. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, "Chicagoans collect hundreds of donations to aid victims of hurricanes in Honduras: ‘Only the people can save each other’," 29 Nov. 2020 Tool Sale, which includes hand tools, power tools, drills, saws and ladders, will be set up in a safe and socially-distanced garage sale style with masks required and hand sanitizer available. — John Benson, cleveland, "Lakewood Tool Box cleaning out the shed for its ‘Tool Box: Tool Sale’ scheduled for Oct. 17," 9 Oct. 2020 The neighbor also told police that Connie and Austin Herbst had a garage sale about seven weeks after Gary Herbst disappeared. — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, "Woman, adult son charged in murder of father in the family's Twin Cities home more than 7 years ago," 19 Nov. 2020 Garage sale: The City of Broadview Heights will be hosting a citywide garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 12, rain or shine. — Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, "Red Cross has emergency need for COVID-19 convalescent plasma: Talk of the Towns," 21 Aug. 2020 Auxiliary raised more than $1,500 for the Metairie lodge's scholarship fund during its annual garage sale Oct. 17. — Staff Reports, NOLA.com, "Nunez honors hospital CEO, a talk on the U.S. military role in Japan, and more metro community news," 28 Oct. 2020 The garage sale felt as if a Disney Store had sprouted up randomly on a driveway in a sleepy neighborhood in Polk County. — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, "Some of Disney World and SeaWorld’s biggest fans are employees. But thousands remain on furlough.," 13 Aug. 2020

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