How to Use public sale in a Sentence

public sale

noun
  • But, according to one staffer, there are no plans to make more for a public sale.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
  • With so many fans turned away, a second — and perhaps third — public sale is in the works.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • There will be no public sale as all the tickets sold out Tuesday.
    — Jesse Newell and Aaron Reiss, kansascity, 17 Oct. 2017
  • This marks the first time the home has been available for public sale in more than 70 years.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Anyone selling events not yet on public sale don’t have tickets and may never have them.
    — Théoden Janes, charlotteobserver, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Details of the public sale are expected to be announced in the coming months.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 May 2018
  • The copy that holds the public sale record for that issue had a CGC grade of 7.
    — Emmy Abbassi, CNN, 21 May 2022
  • The next day, unable to meet demand, the company was forced to cancel the tour’s public sale.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • That is less than 3% of the 20 billion tokens made available for public sale.
    — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Eighty percent of the items offered at public sales sold at premium prices above their estimates, the house said.
    — Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That has set off a push to make the public sale more palatable to potential investors with governance reforms.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Nike has said the shoe will be released for public sale in the summer of 2023 in three colorways.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • That’s set off a push to make the public sale more palatable to potential investors with governance reforms.
    — Fortune, 11 Sep. 2019
  • There are only 1000 bottles created and are not for public sale.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The way the public sale was orchestrated, the earliest investors would get the lowest price.
    — Paul Vigna, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2017
  • There will be no public sale of tickets for the tournament, March 10-13.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Member sales for the kickoff are now on sale, and the public sale begins Thursday, March 1.
    — Rachel Yang, Chicago Reader, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The main auction houses, led by Sotheby’s, scrambled to take their business online, but public sales fell by around a third.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In 2020, the Lions did not have a public sale of tickets due to the pandemic.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2022
  • And while no Doncic card has ever sold for more than $1 million in a public sale, but that could change following this auction.
    — Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Users will get access to Swift concert tickets three days ahead of the public sale on October 17.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Spirit’s initial public sale was in 2011, a year stung by higher fuel prices and slow economic growth.
    — chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Pre-sale tickets will go on sale on March 25, with a general public sale to follow on March 30.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The ultra-aged, 34-year-old bourbon yielded just 11 bottles, 5 of which were available for public sale.
    — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • As a bonus, Nordstrom will be launching daily deals throughout the public sale, so be on the lookout for new markdowns to take advantage of throughout the week.
    — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 18 Aug. 2020
  • And now, with success apparent through the membership and the public sales, the Vetters are on the hunt for a larger space to expand production.
    — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2018
  • The parent company of the Albertsons and Safeway grocery chains has been mulling a public sale of stock for several years.
    — Russ Wiles, azcentral, 22 June 2020
  • Presale tickets are expected to go on sale on Tuesday morning with general public sales beginning later in the day.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
  • Another way of getting tickets in advance of the public sale was to make a certain level of donation to The Bushnell.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Discogs is partnering with the New York record store Academy Records, which acquired his collection, for a public sale.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026

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