auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
were auctioning
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past progressiveof auction.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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We should remember that "Shaft" kept MGM from bankruptcy by the time they were auctioning off portions of the lot and Dorothy's ruby slippers and all these artifacts that people thought they would keep forever.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2022
If I were auctioning de Pury’s book, I’d start the bidding low.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2016
“Then he got this flier where they were auctioning off pavilions and stuff from the World’s Fair.”
From New York Times ● May 25, 2013
