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

His Balkan nation is among those bidding to become an EU member state.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She sends acolytes like you to do her bidding and take all the risk.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan