rummage sale

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The Kelly family recently held a rummage sale in their front yard, and a white family walked over to introduce themselves.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Last year we did a big rummage sale, and we spent a lot of that time being like “How did we have so much crap?”

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2018

SAT-SUN 112th annual bazaar, Nordic food and bake sale, crafts, raffle, rummage sale, Book Nook, silent auctions, Norwegian coffee, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2018

Dear Heloise: When your church is going to have a rummage sale, some of the people in the church work all week to unpack all the donated merchandise, set up tables and price everything.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2018

Then I came to some baby clothes, maybe Dad’s, nothing too likely even for a rummage sale.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck