on sale

phrase

1
: for sale
2
: available for purchase at a reduced price

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Tickets are currently on sale for flights to Myrtle Beach in February and to Orlando in May. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 VoiceType’s Unlimited plan is on sale as a lifetime subscription. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Mark pushed me—seven times in three days—to join Target’s membership program and buy a lamp that was going on sale for my new apartment. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 Amazon Prime Day ends tonight, which means whatever has been sitting in your cart since Tuesday is only on sale for a few more hours. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on sale

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Onsager
on sale
on sale or return
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“On sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20sale. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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