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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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
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
Two years later, she’s making sold-out appearances at such pop-up events as the Renegade Craft market in San Francisco and the Jackalope Art Fair in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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
When the fight began, in a sold-out Yankee Stadium on the evening of June 19, Louis was, at eight to one, the overwhelming favorite in New York.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Amanda Miller, who operates Lake Ontario Gift Shop in Sackets Harbor, said she sold out of Lake Ontario sweatshirts—that had sat on shelves for months—in three days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
A short run last year in New Jersey sold out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The shows sold out so fast that her management company soon announced an additional 10 shows scheduled for May 2027, which have also since sold out.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
The first edition sold out in nine days, and Carey ran off a second.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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