How to Use sold-out in a Sentence

sold-out

adjective
  • The $35 piece is now sold-out on the merch's website.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But shirts were sold-out as far back as December.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
  • The first 17 dates have been sold-out engagements.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
  • In-person attendance was sold-out and thousands watched it on a livestream.
    — Steve Coffman june 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
  • Could Madison Square Garden trade sold-out concerts for wedding bells?
    — Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The designer said the two then collaborated on looks for his sold-out, one-man shows in London.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Tua took a third-down sack after that for a punt and the boos rained down at a less-than-sold-out Hard Rock Stadium.
    — Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • New Year's Eve general admission passes are sold-out.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The response to that 2016 premiere was sold-out enthusiasm.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The number of concerts this summer, sold-out and otherwise, appears to be approaching near-record levels.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • In 2013, the Purple One performed a sold-out, four-night performance.
    — Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
  • So there will be a full day of racing at the speedway, culminating in the sold-out, 67th running of the Coke 600.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
  • Rolling Stone and Billboard’s showcases, as well as the sold-out Sips & Sounds festival, were crowded.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Just two opening-day screenings in the country, one in Florida and one in Missouri, were entirely sold-out, per Wired.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Hence the second worst home attendance in MLB last season, and a Friday night season-opening crowd not close to sold-out.
    — Greg Cote updated March 27, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The TikTok Shop best-selling brand brought back three of its most viral (sold-out) peptide lip treatments as in-store exclusives to drive foot traffic.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026
  • This winter, like the winter before, my local Trader Joe’s displayed piles of them in prime position, and many times the store would be half sold-out before sunset.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026
  • Slater previously co-wrote the musical Edge of the World with Nick Blaemire, which had a sold-out one-night only concert at the same venue.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Simple Ways to Check Plus, other helpful strategies for maneuvering around crowded planes and sold-out cabins.
    — Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs are hoping to bring in a similar crowd as last year when Schollmaier was sold-out for TCU’s second-round win over Louisville.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Uchis’ ambitious and largely sold-out 29-date North American arena run — her first time headlining such venues — elevated her artistry to a new level.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The concept already had sold-out pop-ups in New York City, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Hayley Williams’ three (relatively) small venue shows at the Fox Theater in Oakland — May 7, 9 and 10 — are still sold-out.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • The sold-out after-party, featuring the band Odesza, will transform New York’s Louis Armstrong Stadium from tennis court to dance club.
    — Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Netflix released the sold-out, one-man show, which began in 2017 and extended through 2021, as a documentary in 2018.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Clark’s 2024 entry into the WNBA catalyzed record-breaking viewership, sold-out arenas and financial growth for the league.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Leon Bridges is chillin' after performing a sold-out, one-night-only concert at Bowie House, Auberge Collection, in Fort Worth, Texas.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Leon Bridges is chillin' after performing a sold-out, one-night-only concert at Bowie House, Auberge Collection, in Fort Worth, Texas.
    — Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Criticism and sold-out statuses notwithstanding, the Walmart Birkin has prevailed in the cultural conversations of 2025, a full year later.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
  • From the best-selling (and often sold-out) skeleton earrings and Wicked-esque hoops to an enamel bracelet that conjures memories of Beetlejuice, there’s an accessory for every kind of Halloween celebrator.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025

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