How to Use collector in a Sentence

collector

noun
  • He is an avid stamp collector.
  • The painting was purchased by a private collector.
  • The trash collectors came early today.
  • The idea is to get collectors out to card shops and reward them with a free pack.
    Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Like nearly all collector cars, the M3 has risen in price in the past few years.
    James Tate, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2022
  • So why is the collector parting with them (or most of them)?
    Carol Besler, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • Hope plays a clueless tourist and rock collector who takes a taxi to a dive bar.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • In fact, there's even a world Olympic pin collectors club called Olympin.
    Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
  • Over the next 150 years or so, collectors like Pugh stripped the region of its ancient past.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • For the keepsake collector Good things are sure to come out of this tiny package.
    Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Dan shouts and screams at the tax collector, who sprays mace or pepper spray in Dan’s face.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, being a collector is about more than just the money.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • From the journey of the collector, the journey of emotions and the journey of knowledge.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • They could be displayed in a living room the way an art collector might stage a Koons.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Dallas is the fastest-growing metro area in the country, with a strong collector base.
    Abigail Ronner, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2023
  • But the majority of collectors were there for the ball pythons.
    Rebecca Giggs, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The germ of the film was from a New York Times article about waste collectors that Ghosh read years ago that stayed with him.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Long out-of-print, original copies of World Of Noise have been a collector’s dream for years.
    Niko Stratis, SPIN, 14 June 2022
  • He was hired as a garbage collector for the City of Cleveland in 2021, according to city records.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Below are some of the most prominent watch collectors in the world.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
  • Some of these have sold for four and five-digit sums to eager collectors.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Rubin bought the headdress from a collector, with a briefcase full of cash.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Her day job was as a bill collector, and for a long time, Megan would watch her mother juggling both.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The bourbon collector has a store in both Louisville and Lexington.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2023
  • This 41 mm pink-gold piece is major even for the most jaded collector.
    Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Their credit won’t be harmed, they will not be referred to debt collectors, and the threat of default will be off the table.
    Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner, 4 July 2023
  • Calls, which can be used as a decoy while hunting or as a unique collector’s item.
    Madison Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The idea was to appeal to fans of the movie, Barbie collectors and fans of the individual artists.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 20 July 2023
  • Teays became a stamp collector in his 20s after his wife bought him an album for their anniversary.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
  • More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025

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