Examples of auctioneer in a Sentence
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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According to the auctioneer, they were given to Napoleon’s friend and squire Armand de Caulaincourt just after the emperor attempted suicide in April 1814.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 8 July 2024
The thief was never caught, but last year the watch ended up before a Florida auction house, where an auctioneer researched it and recognized its significance, the FBI said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 June 2024
Several lots edged past their low estimate, largely thanks to the patience of auctioneers Oliver Barker and Helen Newman.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2024
Phillips auctioneer Henry Highly took to the rostrum on Wednesday to lead the two-hour sale in a new exhibition space that converts into the auction house’s stage.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2021
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 8 July 2024
The thief was never caught, but last year the watch ended up before a Florida auction house, where an auctioneer researched it and recognized its significance, the FBI said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 June 2024
Several lots edged past their low estimate, largely thanks to the patience of auctioneers Oliver Barker and Helen Newman.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2024
Phillips auctioneer Henry Highly took to the rostrum on Wednesday to lead the two-hour sale in a new exhibition space that converts into the auction house’s stage.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2021
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“Auctioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auctioneer. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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