Examples of auctioneer in a Sentence
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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Nearly a million of that was raised during the first 10 minutes of the show when an auctioneer asked if anyone in the audience wanted to donate $100,000.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Here the auctioneer begins with a sky-high price that nobody would pay and gradually lowers it until one person jumps in to buy on the spot.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
Long, a former U.S. Representative from Missouri, was an auctioneer before his election to Congress and has been a longtime Trump ally.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
However, the auctioneer decided to investigate further before taking the sculpture for Comité Rodin’s assessment.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Here the auctioneer begins with a sky-high price that nobody would pay and gradually lowers it until one person jumps in to buy on the spot.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
Long, a former U.S. Representative from Missouri, was an auctioneer before his election to Congress and has been a longtime Trump ally.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
However, the auctioneer decided to investigate further before taking the sculpture for Comité Rodin’s assessment.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 11 June 2025
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“Auctioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auctioneer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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