bidding

Example Sentences

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United are effectively out of the running, having not wanted to get into a bidding war and only wanting players eager to join them.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The notorious bidding war for a Palm Beach estate between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein involved a third party.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

There would be an annual championship game between the two leagues, commencing at the end of the 1966 season, and both leagues would hold a common draft of college players, effectively ending a bidding war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Individuals in our country who covertly do the bidding of foreign governments undermine our democracy,” First Assistant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

I’d saunter downstairs and make myself so useful Shady couldn’t possibly see fit to allow me to walk out the door, let alone to do someone else’s bidding.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool