silent auction
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Attendees will enjoy a drinks reception and dinner seated amid the museum's artefacts -- including in the Duveen Gallery which houses the disputed Parthenon Marbles -- with a silent auction running through the evening.
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
Sane held a silent auction to raise funds for its work in honour of Windsor.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
Dozens of people cook and hand out food, there is a silent auction, and a local mekko — a Muscogee spiritual leader — gives the opening welcome.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024
It was still the mix-and-mingle stage of the afternoon, with attendees greeting one another and making bids on silent auction items.
From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022
I think there’s a silent auction and a raffle and I’m not sure what else.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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