Examples of auctioneer in a Sentence
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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The money came into play after dinner (and after a speech by von Furstenberg), when auctioneer Lydia Fenet took the floor for a live auction featuring exclusive Kering-brand experiences that for one night only, money could indeed buy.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Victor Campos gently combed away sawdust clinging to Oden’s hide as an auctioneer’s voice echoed Saturday through the Gold Country Fair.
—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
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Victor Campos gently combed away sawdust clinging to Oden’s hide as an auctioneer’s voice echoed Saturday through the Gold Country Fair.
—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
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 1 Oct. 2025.
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