rummage sale

noun

: a usually informal sale of miscellaneous goods

especially : a sale of donated articles conducted by a nonprofit organization (such as a church or charity) to help support its programs

Examples of rummage sale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

The farmers market, plant sales, ‘Movies in the Gardens,’ neighborhood cleanups, rummage sales, trick-or-treating, ‘National Night Out,’ educational programs, and an array of performances are just a few of the many events that use the space throughout the year. —

Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024 When the museum couldn’t authenticate it, it was sold at a rummage sale. —

Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024 Twenty-five cents spent on Justice League of America #118 at a rummage sale in the early ‘90s started a passion for comics for Cudahy resident James Ziemann. —

Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024 On April 27, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner opened the doors to his Hollywood Hills home for a rummage sale that had hundreds of bargain hunters lining the block to pick over his Sterling Cooper swag, midcentury cocktail glasses, books about 1960s advertising and more. —

Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for rummage sale