antiques

Example Sentences

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When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He switched to selling antiques and collectibles, renting space in antique malls, and got back into used books from there.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

One owl was found napping – in an antiques store.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

“I found them in a jewelry box in an antiques shop in Paris, years ago,” Isobel says.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern