silent auction

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an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.

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How to use silent auction in a sentence

Goggin has given seed packets to conservation organizations to use at silent auctions, as well as gifts to public radio stations, community centers, and school groups.
You should collect and plant native seeds. Here’s how.|Ellen Airhart|November 24, 2021|Popular-Science
According to the statement, the SMYAL Fall Brunch, including a planned silent auction, will be live streamed through SMYAL’s Facebook page for participants who may not be able to attend in person.
MSNBC’s Capehart to host SMYAL’s Fall Brunch Nov. 6|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|October 26, 2021|Washington Blade
This event includes a cocktail reception featuring a silent auction, three-course brunch, and a chance to hear from some of the LGBTQ community’s most inspiring leaders.
Must-attend events in D.C. this fall|Tinashe Chingarande|September 16, 2021|Washington Blade
He invited viewers to participate in a silent auction, with proceeds benefiting Warrior Rising, a charity that helps veterans transition to corporate America, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
What’s the Super Bowl without the frenzy? For Leigh Steinberg: Misery. For players: Bliss.|Ben Strauss|February 4, 2021|Washington Post

The gala featured a silent auction, cabaret performance and the presentation of several awards including the Community Partner Award, the Diversity, and the Equity, and Inclusion Award.
Chase Brexton gala raises $215,000|Parker Purifoy|October 29, 2020|Washington Blade
By tradition, the speaker of the House never participates in debates in the House and remains silent.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention|Ben Jacobs|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As we waited for my plane to come in, we stayed silent for a long time.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And that gets to the heart of what makes the game so incredible: By staying silent, it turns the player into the game master.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Many will simply stay away from crowds and stay home this Christmas Eve, which could be a very silent night indeed.
France’s Wave of Crazy-Terror Christmas Attacks|Christopher Dickey|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This return scam involved purchasing broken electronics off the auction site and then buying new items off store shelves.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The lovers got up, with only a silent protest, and walked slowly away somewhere else.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
No; there I stood, half-astonished, half-abashed while the Marquise continued on her knees and made her silent orisons.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He was rather silent, they observed; but the young clergyman, who made the fourth at the table, was voluble by nature.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood