collector's item
noun
: an item whose rarity or excellence makes it especially worth collecting
broadly
: collectible
Examples of collector's item in a Sentence
Her paintings have become collector's items.
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Maybe there is a specific type of china that your grandmother always used that is now a collector's item.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
As of Thursday afternoon, the collector's item was listed as sold out on the Mattel website.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
The British marque has also squeezed out a bit more performance from the beloved 1,200 cc Bonneville powertrain, shed some weight, and added a bit of new riding tech – making this more than just a pretty collector's item.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
The collector's item chronicles Swift's wildly successful concert tour, which concludes in December and which last year became the first music tour to gross over $1 billion.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
As of Thursday afternoon, the collector's item was listed as sold out on the Mattel website.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
The British marque has also squeezed out a bit more performance from the beloved 1,200 cc Bonneville powertrain, shed some weight, and added a bit of new riding tech – making this more than just a pretty collector's item.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
The collector's item chronicles Swift's wildly successful concert tour, which concludes in December and which last year became the first music tour to gross over $1 billion.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for collector's item
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“Collector's item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collector%27s%20item. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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