yard sale

noun

Examples of yard sale in a Sentence

there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales
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What began nearly 50 years ago with humble beginnings as a parking lot yard sale has grown into a thriving marketplace with dozens of vendors, local produce, and nostalgic finds. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024 Is there anyone who hasn’t daydreamed of stumbling upon some lost and valuable find—a hoard of Roman coins sitting inches beneath our feet, a Fabergé egg nestling among a pile of junk at a yard sale, a lost canvas masterpiece hanging unnoticed on the wall of a charity store? Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024 To enhance the verisimilitude of his wraparound segment, Cheel augments the fictional story of alien-contact footage discovered at a yard sale with nonfiction asides about UFO culture. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 There's no better way to declutter than a good old-fashioned yard sale. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yard sale 

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of yard sale was in 1972

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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20sale. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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