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 All these years later, a set of the photos ended up at a garage sale, where someone purchased them and then brought them to a local museum. Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025 No one stayed later, went to more thrift stores, garage sales, crossed state lines to go to more swap meets looking for the perfect piece of clothing that would help an actor totally unlock their character. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024 Find bargains at garage sale in RB The Seven Oaks community garage sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1. Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024 My daughter did a lemonade stand during a neighborhood garage sale, and after a few pitchers that resulted in happy customers, salt was mistakenly used to make the next batch. Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garage sale 

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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garage%20sale. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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