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Examples of yard sale in a Sentence
there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales
Recent Examples on the Web
Chucky follows the infamous doll that turns up at a suburban yard sale, throwing an idyllic American town into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Their father had promised to take them to a yard sale that day.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
Maps of the yard sales will be available at the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
The stock market nosedived on the Friday of the yard sale, then corrected on Monday, and by mid-August reached a yearly high.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20sale. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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