garage sale

noun

Definition of garage salenext
as in yard sale
a sale of used household and personal items prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff

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Recent Examples of garage sale The Dolphins will have giveaways each day for the first 1,000 fans as well as food trucks, festivities and a garage sale. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026 Years earlier, Taylor's mother had purchased it at a garage sale without knowing anything about its history. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 The modern American estate sale is a hybrid of a garage sale and a thrift store, with items priced individually, and shoppers left free to browse without close supervision. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Organize a neighborhood garage sale. — Parents, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for garage sale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garage sale
  1. yard sale
  2. tag sale
Noun
  • The university opted for the equivalent of a yard sale, hosting two surplus sales, one around the mega outdoor hockey game against Michigan State in January and another the spring before the Blue-White football game.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As Ted’s mom has a yard sale, one of the patrons is wearing the upside Kansas City hat, which started a national trend started by KC’s Taylor Webb.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of yard sale
Noun
  • Drivers can find information on how to properly register a vehicle or report suspicious tag sales at DMV's Vehicle Services page online.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Among other things, the city lawyers questioned whether Stewart sold personal items purchased on her city credit card at a City Hall tag sale and donated the proceeds to the Mayor’s Trophy fund.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Definition of tag sale

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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garage%20sale. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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