sold-out
adjective
having all tickets sold, as for a performance or engagement.
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sold-out
American
[sohld-out]
/ ˈsoʊldˈaʊt /
adjective
sold out
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of sold-out
First recorded in 1905–10
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London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition will open Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Because I wasn’t able to snag a ticket to one of the sold-out screenings, I will be watching Christopher Nolan’s version of Homer’s epic on the Duo, just as the director intended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
This year's sold-out edition of the event started on Friday and was set to run until Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
A sold-out crowd of 5,000 was surprised when the Braves were down by 21 points at halftime and the offense looked deader than Elvis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
When the song fades out, they slap five like they just gave a sold-out concert at Symphony Hall.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
The first issue sold out within a week and generated 26,000 subscribers.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The following year, Steinem, with several other feminist journalists, founded Ms. Its first, tentative edition, a 40-page insert into New York magazine, sold out in eight days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead, it sold out all 300,000 copies of its first stand-alone issue, in July 1972, in just eight days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He added that both companies “are supply constrained, sold out and raising prices.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Using today’s standards, it is easy to conclude that Washington had simply sold out to white society.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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