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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Opening on Valentine’s Day, Jacqueline Sullivan’s new show is all about cups: as cherished wedding gifts, antiques sitting in your grandmother’s curio cabinet, detritus at the garage sale, and collectibles reinvented by contemporary artists.
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Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Feb. 2025
Diane enjoyed visiting with family and friends, spending time with her children, playing cards, crocheting & garage sale shopping.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2019, the firm paid an undisclosed sum for the work, purchasing it from an anonymous antiques collector who found it at a Minnesota garage sale.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Her mother, Vivian, still lives in Chicago and avidly seeks out garage sales and flea markets.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
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Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Feb. 2025
Diane enjoyed visiting with family and friends, spending time with her children, playing cards, crocheting & garage sale shopping.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2019, the firm paid an undisclosed sum for the work, purchasing it from an anonymous antiques collector who found it at a Minnesota garage sale.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Her mother, Vivian, still lives in Chicago and avidly seeks out garage sales and flea markets.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage%20sale. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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