sold-out
adjective
having all tickets sold, as for a performance or engagement.
sold-out
American
[sohld-out]
/ ˈsoʊldˈaʊt /
adjective
sold out
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of sold-out
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Author Josh Silver turns publishing’s obsession with trauma on its head in his buzzy, sold-out debut ‘Fruit Fly.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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
A former boy-band member has turned his remixes of classic nursery rhymes into a sold-out global touring sensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Canadian superstar Celine Dion arrived in Paris on Friday two weeks ahead of the first of her sold-out comeback concerts in the French capital.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
All the windows of the candy machine had red sold-out flags in them.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
Readers are so obsessed with Josh Silver’s “Fruit Fly,” that the buzziest book of the summer sold out across online and major book retailers last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Last year, the press sold out its annual subscriptions for the first time in its 52-year history, and its budget has risen to $5 million, from less than $1 million in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
For his video discussing the book he used an edition with a colorful pop-art cover of a couple kissing, which is sold out in several bookstores in Rio de Janeiro.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The first issue sold out within a week and generated 26,000 subscribers.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But even so, by closing time they had sold out completely.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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