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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One lucky woman in the United Kingdom managed to walk away with a designer handbag at a garage sale for a mere $5.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Owner Ann Butler decorated it with gorgeous marble countertops, close-out sale tables, garage sale finds and silverware from three grandmothers, then added great food and heaps of hope.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Instead, most folks today are mixing and matching all sorts of furniture: antiques mixed with garage sale finds, thrifted art, and heirloom wall hangings.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The garage sale was staged near the Park Blvd Plaza and at one point had nearly 1,000 people in a line that wrapped up and around a walkway, down the right field line all the way behind home plate.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Owner Ann Butler decorated it with gorgeous marble countertops, close-out sale tables, garage sale finds and silverware from three grandmothers, then added great food and heaps of hope.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Instead, most folks today are mixing and matching all sorts of furniture: antiques mixed with garage sale finds, thrifted art, and heirloom wall hangings.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The garage sale was staged near the Park Blvd Plaza and at one point had nearly 1,000 people in a line that wrapped up and around a walkway, down the right field line all the way behind home plate.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage%20sale. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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