yard sale
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of yard sale
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Chamlee once picked up a charming ceramic sun at a yard sale for $30—only to learn via Google that the stamp on the back marked it as a rare piece by midcentury potter David Gil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
“I bought that at a yard sale along with a chair. I think I paid $65 for the two pieces,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Wonder what they got at the yard sale to justify that?
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
The local online parent group, where I’d hoped to find new friends, was basically a random yard sale.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025
I say, “So hey, you think we can make Shayleen have a yard sale? Get that room cleaned out.”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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