garage sale
nounDefinition of garage sale
: a sale of used household or personal articles (such as furniture, tools, or clothing) held on the seller's own premises
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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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Dear Heloise: Please let homeowners know to keep their home locked during a garage sale. — Heloise, Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Watch for heatstroke in dogs," 24 Aug. 2019 Don't forget to negotiate Just like bartering at a garage sale, there's often a little wiggle room on both leases and vehicle financing. — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, "Leasing vs. Buying a Car: How to Decide What's Right for You," 1 Aug. 2019 The city-wide garage sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 and 2. — cleveland.com, "Popular local produce stand returns to Bagley Road: Olmsted Dates and Data," 19 July 2019 Pieces of fabric from garage sales strewn on surfaces like mismatched placemats. — Emily J. Smith, Curbed, "The unexpected gift of couch arrest," 18 July 2019 The boys picked up an old Casio synthesizer at a garage sale and began producing their own songs again, developing the lazy, loping electropop sound that now defines their work. — John Russell, Billboard, "Shaed's Max Ernst Talks Coming Out & Amplifying LGBTQ Voices," 26 July 2019 Tag sales or garage sales are a popular way to periodically liquidate unused or unwanted items for homeowners. — Melissa Rolland, courant.com, "One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure," 24 July 2019 The couple started by hosting garage sales, which morphed into a freestanding store. — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee vintage furniture stores feed craving for mid-century modern design," 18 July 2019 Cars with their trunks open to sell garage sale-type items line parking lot. — ExpressNews.com, "Faith calendar," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'garage sale.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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