garage sale

Example Sentences

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Brass angel candlesticks scored for $2 apiece at a Palo Alto garage sale flank a silver-plated punch bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Having a garage sale isn’t going to stave off economic doom.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

From the sidewalk it looked like any garage sale notice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Mr. Nuanes had been at Mr. Logue’s home for a garage sale when the sinkhole was spotted.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Because it might turn out that the fellow across the aisle was the guy you’d nearly blindsided at the freeway exit yesterday in order to beat him to a promising garage sale.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini