bake sale
noun
: a fund-raising event at which usually homemade foods (such as cakes and cookies) are sold
Examples of bake sale in a Sentence
They organized a bake sale to raise money for the church.
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Election Day in the U.S. can mean bake sales at polling sites, Election Night watch parties with celebratory cakes and cookies, and for some, stress baking while waiting for results.
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Another post, now deleted, claimed a bake sale at a Delaware polling place was intended to sway votes, a potential violation of election law.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Explore three floors of indoor and outdoor exhibits, concessions, bake sale and silent auction.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2024
Our Test Kitchen turned our beloved apple pie into bars that are perfect for bringing to bake sales, tailgates, or Church potlucks.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Another post, now deleted, claimed a bake sale at a Delaware polling place was intended to sway votes, a potential violation of election law.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Explore three floors of indoor and outdoor exhibits, concessions, bake sale and silent auction.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2024
Our Test Kitchen turned our beloved apple pie into bars that are perfect for bringing to bake sales, tailgates, or Church potlucks.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bake sale
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“Bake sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake%20sale. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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