sold-out
adjective
having all tickets sold, as for a performance or engagement.
sold-out
American
[sohld-aut]
/ ˈsoʊldˈaʊt /
adjective
sold out
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of sold-out
First recorded in 1905–10
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The Grammy Award-winning star played the track, called What Is Enough, during his sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden, on the second anniversary of Payne's death.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The 27-year-old country singer brought her smash ‘Choosin’ Texas’ to the Greek on Tuesday night in the first of two sold-out shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
When a customer told her she wanted a pair of Khaite’s sold-out, half-calf leopard pants, she reached out to her counterpart and the Khaite CEO made it happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
By then she had retired from the concert stage, following a farewell tour that began with a sold-out concert in Washington’s Constitution Hall, where she had once been barred from singing.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
“Our new electric models GLC, CLA, GLB and GLA are sold out in Europe for the rest of the year, with order books extending into 2027.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Glastonbury posted on Instagram shortly after 09:40 to announce that tickets had sold out, and notified those who were in the queue.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s run of its annual show “Hallowe’en Spooktacular” is officially sold out for the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The launch recalls Popeyes’ original chicken hit sandwich, which sold out nationwide.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Within minutes, the first printing of ten thousand copies of the newspaper sold out.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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