Examples of auctioneer in a Sentence
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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Last year, Helphenstein mocked the name of a Sotheby’s auctioneer, leading him to accuse her of xenophobia.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
The gold brocade opera coat will be offered as part of the Bonhams Icons of Fashion sale, which will take place on the auctioneer’s website from June 7 to 16.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The podcast will be rooted in Riles’ background as a longtime Hollywood audience warm-up comedian and one of the country’s top benefit auctioneers.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
The gold brocade opera coat will be offered as part of the Bonhams Icons of Fashion sale, which will take place on the auctioneer’s website from June 7 to 16.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The podcast will be rooted in Riles’ background as a longtime Hollywood audience warm-up comedian and one of the country’s top benefit auctioneers.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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“Auctioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auctioneer. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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