yard sale

as in garage sale
a sale of used household and personal items there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales

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Recent Examples of yard sale Nor would these books ever be added to the yard sales my grandma and my Aunt Marla would host every summer on the front lawn. Literary Hub, 11 June 2025 Bill Walsh likened the preparation for the Tampa Bay Rays’ charity yard sale held Saturday to an average household’s spring cleaning. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 In Stanislaus County, residents are allowed two yard sales per year without a permit, with each sale lasting up to three consecutive days. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025 Citywide yard sale in Umatilla The Umatilla Public Library will host the city’s 24th annual citywide yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 1, throughout the city as well as on the library grounds at 412 Hatfield Drive. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yard sale
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garage sale
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  • The result looks less like a coffee table in a home and more like a display table at a garage sale.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping melon ballers out of garage sale bins since 2006, the Honey Deuce is the US Open’s signature cocktail.
    Cathy Erway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yard%20sale. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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