How to Use sellout in a Sentence

sellout

1 of 2 noun
  • The union sees the deal as a sellout.
  • The concert was a sellout.
  • Angry fans called him a sellout when he started appearing in television commercials.
  • The game is a sellout, and the fans will be loud as always.
    Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Some fans would scream sellout for the move to Sire Records.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The game is a sellout, which didn’t seem likely at the start of the season.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The Suns hosted a sellout crowd for a ninth straight game.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Aranda made sure to shout-out the sellout crowd that showed up.
    Dallas News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The game against the Sun was the first opening-night sellout for the franchise in more than two decades.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
  • At the same time, the group, as well as fans like me, thought that song was a total sellout.
    Jim Farber, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The venue seats 5,000 people, and the Sparks announced the contest was a sellout.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • The other two games of that series were close to sellouts.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • Tuesday night’s game marked the Padres’ 17th sellout in 30 home dates.
    Joseph D’hippolito, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
  • The Pine Knob show was the fastest sellout of this tour, Jelly Roll pointed out.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Dinner-and-a-movie events, which were sellouts in 2023, will take place at Frame in Hazel Park.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The game is also the Wings’ first sellout of the season, the team announced earlier in the week.
    Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 10 June 2023
  • The Rangers had been scheduled to open the season at home with the New York Yankees, a sure-fire sellout.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • All three were sellouts, and many in attendance cheered for the road team.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
  • Blue and gold was sprinkled throughout the sellout crowd.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The sellout crowd began to applaud as soon as the first image of Cassidy popped on the board.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The model was produced in a run of just 1,500 pieces and was an instant sellout.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Either way, a sellout crowd left in a sour mood on a cold and drizzly night.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The Bulldogs are looking forward to the atmosphere of the sellout crowd.
    John Bohnenkamp, ajc, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This marks a 10th straight sellout home crowd for the Suns, winners of nine straight for the longest active win streak in the NBA.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2022
  • In all, there were 10 sellouts during the league’s opening week.
    Associated Pess, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2024
  • Wake hopes to have a sellout at its season opener for the second straight year.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Suns did that so often that anyone in the sellout crowd could have yelled out what was coming.
    Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2022
  • The Lakers led by as many as 24 points in the second half of Game 6 in front of a raucous sellout crowd at Crypto.com Arena.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • Arizona is seeking the first signature win of the Jedd Fisch era in what should be the first sellout at UA since 2015.
    oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Even so, it’s been years since the trio stopped making decisions based on the fear that some fans might call them sellouts.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
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sell out

2 of 2 verb
  • She’s gone on to headline — and sell out — the club three times.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The sale ends on Thursday, March 21 at 11 a.m. ET — and styles are sure to sell out fast.
    Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • A word to the wise, though: The overstock section tends to sell out quickly.
    Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The shows draw a local crowd which often sell out the room.
    Eric Fuller, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2022
  • When a sale is this good, things tend to sell out quickly.
    Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The cost for the meals, which tend to sell out fast, is $125 per person plus fees and taxes.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • These products are sure to sell out fast, so add them to your cart A$AP...
    Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Keep scrolling to shop more of our top picks before styles sell out!
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
  • There are bleachers set up along the parade route but the seats have long since sold out.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The band announced the Summer of ’99 cruise last year, and both weekends of the voyage have sold out.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2024
  • On Any Day Now’s first day, a line wrapped around the restaurant, and the pancakes sold out in two hours.
    Cathy Erway, Bon Appétit, 5 Sep. 2023
  • And newcomer Feid, who was able to sell out his first U.S. tour in a span of 24 hours.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The Jazz have sold out every home game for three straight seasons.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • Reviews are mixed, as some events sell out But sales have been brisk.
    Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Four out of the nine sandwiches had sold out, and the line still showed no signs of winding down.
    Meredith Woerner, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • The Arc One is currently sold out, but the Arc Sport goes on sale today.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 20 Feb. 2024
  • All tickets for the two-day event sold out during the presale.
    Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • The first five Not-So-Scary nights — plus two more of the 37 total event evenings — were already sold out a week ago.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Don’t miss out, as there’s always a chance these items will sell out before the main event.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 12 July 2024
  • So to me, a celebrity is a big movie star or a singer who sells out stadiums.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The Utes have sold out every game dating back to the 2010 season opener.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Perhaps Swift's management looked back at the artist's last stop in Louisville and wasn't pleased the show didn't sell out?
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Read the Full Story The Valour costs upwards of $1 million and the run of 110 cars is already sold out.
    Car and Driver, 11 July 2023
  • Shows for the most popular brands Shushu/Tong tend to sell out in seconds.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: Plants are known to sell out during restocks and shipping can take up to a week.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
  • To get yours before they’re sold out, check out the collection here.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • A lot of the weekend dates sell out, so consider going during the week to avoid the peak crowds.
    Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Ball $45 at Uncommon Goods This little ball sells out all the time.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The best Amazon finds will sell out quickly, and all sales will end at midnight (PDT) tonight.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 17 July 2024
  • At the same time, Berkshire Hathaway has sold out of some of its Bank of America stock.
    Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

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