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garage sale

noun

Definition of garage sale

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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Recent Examples of garage sale Skipping Promotion Getting the proper foot traffic at your garage sale is paramount to a successful event. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026 Years earlier, Taylor's mother had purchased it at a garage sale without knowing anything about its history. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 With spring weather warming up, yard sales, garage sales, and collective neighborhood sales are cropping up on the weekends, and many know that arriving early ensures deals to be had at these weekend yard sale events. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 May 2026 The modern American estate sale is a hybrid of a garage sale and a thrift store, with items priced individually, and shoppers left free to browse without close supervision. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for garage sale

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According to antiques experts, these are the items to keep an eye out for at yard sales and thrift stores in 2026.

— Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Many rotating exhibitions with a variety of themes have been displayed through the years; the school program was redesigned for the new museum, and events such as the vintage and yard sales evolved as circumstances shifted.

— Katharina Woodman, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

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Drivers can find information on how to properly register a vehicle or report suspicious tag sales at DMV's Vehicle Services page online.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Among other things, the city lawyers questioned whether Stewart sold personal items purchased on her city credit card at a City Hall tag sale and donated the proceeds to the Mayor’s Trophy fund.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026

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