as in yard sale
a sale of used household and personal items
prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff
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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.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 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
Discover toys and collectibles at the Houston Toy Museum garage sale Saturday.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
All these years later, a set of the photos ended up at a garage sale, where someone purchased them and then brought them to a local museum.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 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
Discover toys and collectibles at the Houston Toy Museum garage sale Saturday.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
All these years later, a set of the photos ended up at a garage sale, where someone purchased them and then brought them to a local museum.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garage sale
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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garage%20sale. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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