garage sale
Americannoun
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garage sales
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of garage sale
An Americanism dating back to 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Friends don’t usually handle each other’s money, but that’s exactly what you’d be doing by selling her items at your garage sale.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
“They’re painting the whole sector with the same brush, and I think that’s been the opportunity to buy some of the winners at garage sale prices,” Ives says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
He gave his gloves away during a garage sale shortly after he quit playing and a grandson took down the few pictures he had hung on the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
Having a garage sale isn’t going to stave off economic doom.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
It had irked Cole, watching his sports gear, including his dirt bike, snowmobile, bicycle, skis, and even his helmet, all sold through a newspaper ad Hke some junk at a cheap garage sale.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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