Example Sentences

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“Rubens’s time has come,” said Mr. Haboldt, an old masters specialist with locations in Paris, New York and Amsterdam, who was the underbidder.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2016

Chapman, a Brisbane-based private detective, was reportedly the underbidder for last week’s Beirut plot, and has since been quoted in the media criticising Whittington and 60 Minutes.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016

The underbidder approached O'Neill, told him he "screwed up" and should have bought the horse.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2012

Young Mr Noortman, the underbidder who was trying to buy the picture for stock, did not stand a chance.

From Economist • Dec. 15, 2009

It was purchased at Sotheby's in July, 1920, by a well-known New York dealer, Mr. G. D. Smith, for ten guineas, the writer of these lines being the underbidder.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.