Sentence examples for humble auction from inspiring English sources
In the church's dining hall, the group held a humble auction ("Antique cookie jar, anyone? Eighteen dollars? Twelve dollars?") to raise lobbying funds.
Slated to be put up for auction on eBay is a "humble uke" that has been played and signed by the Berkshire chairman.
Yet after the auction, in which two cricketing brothers born of humble Muslim stock won contracts worth a combined $4m per season, the IPL's way looks smoother.
As the Sotheby's auction blurb noted, the gaunt stick figure represents "both a humble image of an ordinary man, and a potent symbol of humanity".
The end of the night was capped by a silent auction, which was attended by Michael Stipe, Kim Cattrall, James Franco, and other celebrities who your humble correspondent couldn't place (but we're sure Patrick McMullan's photographer did).
+ On Thursday, Michael Jackson's famous sequined white glove entered auction at $20,000 and left on the hand of some lucky soul for a humble $64,000.
"Humble, real humble guys.
