as in garage sale
a sale of used household and personal items
there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales
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Their father had promised to take them to a yard sale that day.
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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
Additionally, thrift stores, yard sales and online platforms like Facebook Marketplace, Nextdoor or local buy-and-sell groups can be a treasure trove for affordable school supplies.
—Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
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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
Additionally, thrift stores, yard sales and online platforms like Facebook Marketplace, Nextdoor or local buy-and-sell groups can be a treasure trove for affordable school supplies.
—Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yard%20sale. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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