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antique

[an-teek] / ænˈtik /




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They’ve popped up in barns and on farms, in strip malls between an antique shop and an ax-throwing business and in churches, where lighting and sound for worship services is part of the curriculum.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

He’s just gotten into the art world with a $35,000 antique vase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Today, surviving examples are "exceptionally scarce", according to antique shop WeBuyVintage, which has valued the item at £2,500.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

My lamp is a French antique with a heavy iron chain link as its base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

It’s an antique mirror with little waves on the surface of it.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

His father, Francisco, worked in a shoe factory and later as an antiques dealer.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

"These weren't simply Christmas cards, they were pieces of political campaigning that helped fund one of the most significant social movements in British history," said Matt Case, an antiques specialist.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

In its most recent incarnation, eBay caters to enthusiasts with a heavy focus on collectibles, from sports memorabilia to trading cards to antiques, as well as one-of-a-kind fashion items and sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

‘Storage Wars’ star Darrell Sheets, an antiques enthusiast known by fans of the A&E series as ‘The Gambler,’ was found dead on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

The following summer the hotel placed Katherine as a clerk in its lobby antiques store, making much better use of her charisma.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Of course, the only caveat is watching the slick show in the antiqued DVD format.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

Do you think it’s OK to have a low-key party to celebrate our child, or is this an antiqued ordeal that needs to go?

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2021

Designed by Stephen Rieman and Mark Krasne, the condo features antiqued mirrors, hand-stenciled doors and a wet bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2019

The work doesn’t stint on passionate drama, but it also has an antiqued, bronzed, sometimes delicately flute-fluttering and strings-pricking sound, as if the score had been unearthed from long ago.

From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2019

I judged that the hand of Time hadn't got to work on that chair yet, but it would as soon as it had antiqued the table.

From The Postmaster by Joseph C. Lincoln

I hardly ever find really good antiquing things there, because those are at antique stores and they’re usually pretty pricey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

Two lamps weren’t just two lamps, but the best outing she spent antiquing with my grandmother before she passed away from Alzheimer’s disease.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

“We love to go to estate sales and antiquing together — it’s hard sometimes because we all like the same things!”

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023

At this year’s TromaDance, the Demmers sat in lawn chairs next to a newly renovated drive-in speaker that Mr. Demmer found and repaired while antiquing in Detroit.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021

She went antiquing and hung an old washboard on the wall.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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