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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Plants leftover after the main plant sale will also be sold in a community garage sale being held at different locations in Ramona.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The Van Gogh Museum says a painting discovered at a Minnesota garage sale that appeared to be by the famed artist is not a real Van Gogh after all.
—Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
See if someone in your network lives there, or strike up conversations at parks, garage sales, or local events.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Another local man remembers hosting a garage sale at his house, and finding that Kale, wearing a zoot suit and a fedora, had wandered into their laundry room and was digging through his family’s dirty clothes.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The Van Gogh Museum says a painting discovered at a Minnesota garage sale that appeared to be by the famed artist is not a real Van Gogh after all.
—Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
See if someone in your network lives there, or strike up conversations at parks, garage sales, or local events.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Another local man remembers hosting a garage sale at his house, and finding that Kale, wearing a zoot suit and a fedora, had wandered into their laundry room and was digging through his family’s dirty clothes.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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 7 May. 2025.
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