auctioneer
Example Sentences
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Its buyer was the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Branson, Missouri, and the seat is to go on exhibition, the auctioneer said.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The former Christie’s auctioneer, author, podcaster and motivational speaker is normally unflappable on the podium.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
The work, of Jesus Christ on the cross and painted in 1613, was unearthed by auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat in a Paris mansion last year.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
Shortly after the auctioneer went to the inn, John entered the courthouse, carrying a large white official- looking envelope.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
