1
: a sale of property to the highest bidder
2
: the act or process of bidding in some card games
Examples of auction in a Sentence
Noun
She bought the desk at an auction.
He made several bids at the auction.
Verb
They auctioned a similar desk last year.
The house was auctioned last week.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Her childhood friend is winemaker Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars, known for his consistent high scores as well as a record setting sale of one of his bottles for $1M at auction.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Starting today, Sotheby’s will be auctioning off the signature sweater vest worn in the film by Matthew Broderick, who starred as the teenage slacker Ferris.
—Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Noun
The February notice of default marked the start of the foreclosure, and the property was originally scheduled to be sold at auction on June 2.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Her childhood friend is winemaker Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars, known for his consistent high scores as well as a record setting sale of one of his bottles for $1M at auction.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
Porsche has teamed up with RM Sotheby’s to auction off a one-of-a-kind 911 GT3 RS with Weissach Package to celebrate the grand opening of the automaker’s new Experience Center in Toronto.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Starting today, Sotheby’s will be auctioning off the signature sweater vest worn in the film by Matthew Broderick, who starred as the teenage slacker Ferris.
—Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“Auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auction. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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auction
1 of 2 noun
auc·tion
ˈȯk-shən 
: a sale at which things are sold to those who offer to pay the most
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