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

In Buenos Aires last week, customs officials were auctioning off a $100 million hoard of contraband�1,500 cars, mountains of nylons, radios and TV sets �confiscated over the last few years.

From Time Magazine Archive