rummage sale
noun
: a usually informal sale of miscellaneous goods
especially
: a sale of donated articles conducted by a nonprofit organization (such as a church or charity) to help support its programs
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The farmers market, plant sales, ‘Movies in the Gardens,’ neighborhood cleanups, rummage sales, trick-or-treating, ‘National Night Out,’ educational programs, and an array of performances are just a few of the many events that use the space throughout the year.
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
When the museum couldn’t authenticate it, it was sold at a rummage sale.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Twenty-five cents spent on Justice League of America #118 at a rummage sale in the early ‘90s started a passion for comics for Cudahy resident James Ziemann.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
On April 27, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner opened the doors to his Hollywood Hills home for a rummage sale that had hundreds of bargain hunters lining the block to pick over his Sterling Cooper swag, midcentury cocktail glasses, books about 1960s advertising and more.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
When the museum couldn’t authenticate it, it was sold at a rummage sale.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Twenty-five cents spent on Justice League of America #118 at a rummage sale in the early ‘90s started a passion for comics for Cudahy resident James Ziemann.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
On April 27, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner opened the doors to his Hollywood Hills home for a rummage sale that had hundreds of bargain hunters lining the block to pick over his Sterling Cooper swag, midcentury cocktail glasses, books about 1960s advertising and more.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Rummage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rummage%20sale. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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