antiquities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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That change in career led to "the happiest years of my life" between 2013 and 2020 when he began to make his living buying and selling gems and other antiquities.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
He said he had told them of his suspicions that he - and other antiquities dealers he knew - had unintentionally bought items online that actually came from their collection.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Sassine said Aliph teamed up with local antiquities authorities to repair a section of blown-apart fencing to prevent people from entering the jeopardized site or its visitors center.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In the office of Burnham & Root, Roth studied architectural books and drawings of antiquities, learning the grammar of a classicism he later used with such vigor in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Paupardin ran to the person unfortunate enough to now be in charge—the curator of Egyptian antiquities, a man named Georges Bénédite.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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