Example Sentences

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Bids for that portion of the company are expected to top $1 billion, one of those people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Bids aren’t due until January 2025, and the contract won’t commence until March, so it’s still unclear how much the vessels will cost.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Bids from American companies including Microsoft and Oracle to take over the U.S. operations of TikTok were ultimately shelved.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Bids for the shirts are being invited by private tender.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Canada, Ere the war-cloud roll this way, Bids the world beware.

From The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems by Nichols, Spencer Baird