auction

Example Sentences

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Treasury yields remained lower after a $39 billion 10-year note auction attracted average demand from investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A signed guitar played by Noel Gallagher on hit tracks Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova is going up for auction.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“We expect the auction to be either uneventful or on the weak side,” the senior Japan rates strategist adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Amazon had planned to rely more on its own delivery infrastructure for packages, Reuters said, adding that the company had taken issue with the USPS’s plans to put its last-mile delivery coverage up for auction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

I tell Mom about the auction, and the first thing she says is, “So they’re going to make money off your art? What do you get out of it?”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson