auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
had auctioned
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past perfectof auction.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She had auctioned off some pieces of jewellery in 2013 and, following his death and her move into a smaller apartment, Bradford sold more, saying she just didn't have enough room.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
Before the pandemic, he had auctioned off private lunches every year for 20 years and regularly raised millions for Glide.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
When he appealed this Sept. 17 ticket to the city, providing proof that Lincoln had auctioned off his car Aug. 5, the city again said “tough.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2018
Lehr: The book was originally published in 2000, and even before it was published, our editor had auctioned the movie rights to Harvey Weinstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2015
Earlier in the year Mr. Clutter's Japanese neighbor, Hideo Ashida, had auctioned his farming equipment and moved to Nebraska.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
