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 near-sellout crowd went wild.
    — Latif Love june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Aranda made sure to shout-out the sellout crowd that showed up.
    — Dallas News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Many sellouts but seats still available.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • That sellout crowd had gotten its money worth by then.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
  • No one can accuse him of being a sellout.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • 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
  • All three were sellouts, and many in attendance cheered for the road team.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
  • The sellout crowd and high-stakes did not affect him in the slightest.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • The 72 sellouts were also a club record.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The game is a sellout, which didn’t seem likely at the start of the season.
    — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The game is expected to be a sellout.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The tournament was watched by a sellout crowd.
    — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The club relented and the show wound up being close to a sellout.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2021
  • It’s done so much for women’s cricket, a sellout at Lord’s here.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Last season, only six of 16 home games were sellouts.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Hence, the top three chains refused to play the movie, which has had sellouts in arthouse theaters.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Here’s what the sellout crowd said in Columbia.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The club has sold out 87 straight home games, the longest active sellout streak in the league.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The Crimson Tide never trailed in front of a sellout home crowd.
    — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The last time the Buckeyes played at IU, the game was a sellout.
    — Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2017
  • There is no reason to run it back, other than to sell merch and continue the home sellout streak.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • Tuesday night’s game is a sellout, the first at the Mitchell Center in more than a decade.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Tuesday night’s game marked the Padres’ 17th sellout in 30 home dates.
    — Joseph D’hippolito, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
  • 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
  • Order your tickets soon as a sellout is expected.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Order your tickets soon as a sellout is expected.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025

sell out

2 of 2 verb
  • The good seats can sell out fast.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Shows sell out well ahead of time.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Once plants sell out, the sale will close.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That first batch sold out in just one day.
    — Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Most T-shirt sizes had sold out.
    — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
  • Both sold out in less than 48 hours.
    — Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But don’t wait too long to shop; items sell out fast.
    — Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The bulk of the next 36 shows sold out.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That sold out in a couple hours.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Tickets sold out in a few hours.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • New cards can sell out in minutes.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 May 2026
  • Tickets for the show have sold out.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Stuff would sell out in minutes.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The entire line sold out that day.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Some events are already sold out.
    — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Both runs sold out every night.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Some time slots have already sold out.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • The five-hundred-seat house had sold out.
    — Bob Morris, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Book weeks in advance; shows sell out.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Both shows are predictably sold out.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Here’s where to buy before dates sell out.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • All 250 seats were sold out in three hours!
    — Robbie Owens, CBS News, 15 May 2026
  • Don’t let your size sell out from under you.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If they’re sold out here, try the store itself.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 8 June 2026
  • Get your kids signed up now before slots sell out.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Many of the main events are, as always, sold out.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Tickets sell out, so don’t last minute this one.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That listing shows the shirt sold out in all sizes but one.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • World Cup matches will sell out.
    — Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • A lot of the biggest events were sold out or out of our price range.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

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