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rummage sale

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as in jumble sale

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Recent Examples of rummage sale Décor wasn’t so important, either, and furniture came from local rummage sales. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026 The high-value heirlooms underscore that Dunn’s Attic isn’t your typical thrift store of second-hand donations or a rummage sale’s random assortment. — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026 The North Little Rock School District will host a rummage sale Saturday morning to clear the historic Ole Main High School building before it is renovated, officials said. — Arkansas Online, 26 June 2026 Volunteer Larry Schnabel says the rummage sale consistently includes around 300 households every year, including neighborhoods between 12th and 41st streets as well as 26th and 41st streets, from Ellis Road on the west to Interstate 29 on the east. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rummage sale

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There is something to be said for a top that tries to maintain some semblance of consistency with the jumble sale of sponsors’ logos, and this does a better job.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The premise of a single shareholder buying, fixing, then selling a company has been replaced by what is, if not quite a shadow stock exchange, at least a thriving jumble sale of stakes, slices, portfolios, and side deals.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Definition of jumble sale

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Years earlier, Taylor's mother had purchased it at a garage sale without knowing anything about its history.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 June 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

Definition of 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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