yard sale

noun

Examples of yard sale in a Sentence

there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales
Recent Examples on the Web There's no better way to declutter than a good old-fashioned yard sale. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024 Zepeda bought the fabric stars at a yard sale years ago. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024 Go shopping at Birdsong Brewing's community yard sale. Alexis Clinton, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for yard sale 

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Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of yard sale was in 1972

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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20sale. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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