How to Use bid in a Sentence
- She bid for a desk and a chair.
- We did as we were bid.
- He bid and I passed.
- His company bid on the snow removal contract.
- Several local companies are bidding for the same job.
- I'll bid $100 for the lamp but no higher.
- He plans to stop bidding if the bids go over $500.
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With a wave and a smile, Hill bids us a farewell and heads into the bar.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023 -
Now 20 years gone by, the time has come for the Hub to bid the Quebec kid adieu.
— Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023 -
The police bid to use the overhead cameras is still in the works.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023 -
To no surprise, Stewart made a dessert to bid farewell.
— Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024 -
Fans of both will get the chance to bid on this one-of-a-kind necklace at a Phillips sale held in Hong Kong on May 23.
— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023 -
And at the end of it all, the storm’s clouds bid adieu with an offering of a brilliant sunset.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024 -
In recent years, bidding wars were one of the factors that drove up rental prices.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Comrades, don't miss out on your chance to bid for this rare collectible.
— Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023 -
Blue’s bid came in at $6 billion; SpaceX bid $2.9 billion.
— Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023 -
The lawsuits gave those descendants the choice to either sell their stake in the land or bid for it at auction.
— Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Choose the right detergent and bid adieu to bad odors forever.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023 -
Meet with the authors and bid on a chance to appear in their upcoming novels.
— Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023 -
The city also would have to put a contract out to bid to hire a service provider to run the operation, adding more time to the process.
— Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023 -
And these are just a handful of the vehicles that bid adieu following the 2023 model year.
— Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023 -
After a ten-year run, the Rolls-Royce Wraith is finally bidding adieu for good.
— Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023 -
The 44-year-old governor isn't expected to launch his White House bid for at least two more months.
— Steve Peoples, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023 -
North in today’s deal then bid three diamonds with this hand.
— Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 -
In today’s deal, East bid three spades (preemptive) with this hand.
— Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 -
Creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong felt strongly that the end of the fourth season was the right time to bid farewell to Succession.
— Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2023 -
But the Chiefs are playing in their fourth Super Bowl in five years and bidding for their third championship.
— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024 -
And Kendall Jenner bid adieu to fashion month in a green striped pajama spent and a solid case for a weekend spent in bed.
— Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2023 -
For more information and to register to bid, please visit the Phillips website.
— Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024 -
The hope to make lemonade out of the deal by later putting the civic center complex with 101 Ash St. out to bid for redevelopment — with the inclusion of a new City Hall — soured.
— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
- He made the opening bid.
- She had the highest bid.
- Bids for the painter's work have been quite high at recent auctions.
- The company is accepting bids for the renovation project.
- He made a bid of $100 for the painting.
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The bids must be approved by the court, which is scheduled to hold a hearing Dec. 12.
— Paul Berger, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023 -
The top six in the point standings earn an automatic bid to the team.
— Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2023 -
Ten teams, two measly bids, and nothing better than a No. 8 seed.
— Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Saudi Arabia has been holding talks with the Houthis in a bid to exit the war.
— Tom Perry, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2023 -
Then the team went out and won the tournament, securing an NCAA bid.
— The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024 -
In fact, Uber is adding taxis to its app in a bid to offer a helping hand to its former rival.
— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 8 Feb. 2024 -
Peltola is the only Democrat who has announced a bid for the seat.
— Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2023 -
Its bid for that even didn't succeed, but Whistler did host some of the events of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics.
— Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023 -
And the company’s bid for a comeback will be watched by many more eyes than were trained on its humble start.
— Julia Moskin, New York Times, 16 June 2023 -
Lake is widely expected to launch a bid for the U.S. Senate in Arizona in the coming months.
— Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023 -
When the second round of the 2023 playoffs began, the Avs were at home, stewing that their repeat bid had ended so soon.
— Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2024 -
White, who hit his ninth home run of the season leading off the game against Brady Tygart, made a bid for a three-run home on a 1-1 pitch from McEntire.
— Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024 -
The reverse stock split is a bid to boost WeWork’s ailing stock price and save its shares from getting delisted.
— Samantha Delouya, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Of the 39 House members who have announced their retirements so far, 12 have launched bids to run for the Senate instead.
— Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Sykes, by contrast, has pulled in $1.9 million for her reelection bid so far.
— Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024 -
Christie will announce his bid at a town hall-style event in New Hampshire, a key early primary state.
— Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 6 June 2023 -
Donors have so far continued to pour money into her bid, giving her the cash to keep going.
— Michael Gold, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024 -
The move comes three weeks after a judge denied a bid by co-defendant Mark Meadows, Trump's former chief of staff, to have his case moved.
— Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Authorities say the thieves broke into the house in July 1969 in a bid to steal a coin collection, but were foiled by a burglar alarm.
— Matthew Brown, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024 -
This spring, the Norwegian government announced its bid for the 2025 forum.
— Justin Ling, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023 -
That’s the starting bid, at least, for a one-bedroom, one-bath condo there, which is going up for auction this afternoon.
— Curbed, 3 Jan. 2024 -
Harris was featured 13 times in a video announcing Biden’s re-election bid.
— Astead W. Herndon, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023 -
The council on Monday agreed to reconsider the bid, with none of its 15 members objecting.
— Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 -
At first, Respironics rejected the Dutch company’s bid, but finally agreed to sell in 2007 under the threat of a takeover, McGinnis said.
— Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2023 -
The Colonel’s superpower—much mimicked, we are told—was for turning Elvis’s bid for glory into huge bundles of cash.
— Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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