garage sale
noun
a sale of used or unwanted household goods, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard.
garage sales
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pluralof garage sale.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As I said, I loved being part of garage sales growing up.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
She drives around in a golf cart to neighborhood garage sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
“You just have to find the right pieces. And if you have a tight budget, one way to do that is to go to flea markets or estate sales or garage sales or the trash.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
For many years I’ve bought snapshots at flea markets and garage sales in France.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
But I could also imagine this: Margo picking these books up at various garage sales, buying every travel guide she could get her hands on for a quarter or less.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
