Examples of auctioneer in a Sentence
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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Victor Campos gently combed away sawdust clinging to Oden’s hide as an auctioneer’s voice echoed Saturday through the Gold Country Fair.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Seidler’s fourth great grandfather William Payne made a fortune as an auctioneer.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The task of the auctioneer is to dramatize the possibilities of the sale while attempting to control them at the same time.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Classic car dealers and auctioneers blame global uncertainty, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with weakness in China.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Seidler’s fourth great grandfather William Payne made a fortune as an auctioneer.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The task of the auctioneer is to dramatize the possibilities of the sale while attempting to control them at the same time.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Classic car dealers and auctioneers blame global uncertainty, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with weakness in China.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for auctioneer
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“Auctioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auctioneer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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