collector

Example Sentences

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Zyw said Summer Fields then caught the eye of a collector and the charity was "over the moon" with the sale.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It was discovered by avocational fossil collector Lloyd Gunther and donated to the Kansas University Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum in 1981.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Anonymity helped the street artist move unchecked but made some collectors wary; ”I feel more comfortable knowing who he is,” says collector Peter Brant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, billionaire philanthropist and art collector and philanthropist, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“I know your reputation as a great collector of stories and recorder of events.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss