How to Use flea market in a Sentence

flea market

noun
  • The carved-wood shield above the bed was found at a flea market.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 July 2021
  • In the 1970s, the mainstream public caught the flea market bug.
    Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Oh–can’t forget the pull-out gold teeth from the flea market and the gold XO set.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The pair hit the ground running in 2016 with a goal to have their first flea market in April.
    Washington Post, 6 July 2018
  • The flea market is free to the public and vendor booths are $50.
    Marialuisa Rincon, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Venues include a skate park, a church, and a flea market.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 2 July 2021
  • Kopp was at a flea market and thought of his teammates.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Head to the basement for a flea market-esque sale of items.
    Kaitlyn Wylde, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Few things beat the thrill of finding the perfect flea market piece for your home.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Rodriguez took a risk, put down a deposit for that space and moved out of the flea market.
    Natalia E. Contreras, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2020
  • For a playful fall date idea, pick one or two flea markets in your area to hit up for the day.
    Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
  • In April, stray dogs in Pearland killed 47 birds and 15 rabbits at a flea market pet shop.
    Shelby Webb, Houston Chronicle, 31 May 2018
  • The square, host to the city’s flea market, was unusually busy for that time of day.
    Stelios Bouras, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Used versions can be found at flea markets and on eBay.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023
  • Snacking on ‘tostas’ at El Rastro flea market, which has been held in the city for the last 250 years.
    Christian L. Wright, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
  • That's the letter that Brown bought from a flea market vendor.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • There’s so much richness here: there’s the spirit of the puces (flea market), the idea of clothes that have lived before.
    Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 July 2023
  • Few things mark the last days of summer in SoCal more than the end of the Rose Bowl’s summer flea markets.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • An antique rug found at a flea market hangs as art in the guest bedroom.
    Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This self-portrait showed up at a flea market in Vanves, a suburb of Paris, in 2010.
    Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Search flea markets and antique shops for unique finds.
    Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 6 Mar. 2018
  • In many ways, summer season was lost for the flea market scene.
    Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • In fact, they were seen twinning just last week at an LA flea market.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 18 Mar. 2020
  • There is a 5,000+ square foot flea market at the same location.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The vintage pendants were found at a Paris flea market.
    Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 11 July 2022
  • Close to a million were produced, but, in the end, most of them ended up in trash cans and flea markets.
    David Murray, The Seattle Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The mismatched white linens and glasses were flea market finds.
    Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Free flea market April 21-22 marks Hawthorne Hill Farm's first market of the season.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The analysis also looked at the number of flea markets, vintage stores, and thrift shops in each city.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Derian found its canopy hanging in the Paris flea market.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025

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