bid in

verb

1. adverb (in an auction) to outbid all previous offers for (one's own property) to retain ownership or increase the final selling price

Example Sentences

In San Francisco, Mayor London Breed lost her reelection bid in a race against four high-profile Democrats, two of them fellow moderates.

From Los Angeles Times

It was, of course, his role as a leading prosecutor and Trump antagonist that made Schiff a hero among Democrats and led to his formal censure by the House — a political gift as he ramped up his Senate bid in a crowded Democrat field.

From Los Angeles Times

Also in New York, freshman Republican Rep Marc Molinaro is running for his re-election bid in the race against Democrat Josh Riley, a former county executive.

From BBC

As the crowd erupted in cheers and applause, Beatty, who won her re-election bid in Ohio’s 3rd congressional district, also extended an aspirational welcome to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her fellow congressional Ohio incumbents seeking re-election.

From Salon

He offered the kind of intensely personal attacks that have been a staple of his speeches since he launched his first presidential bid in 2016.

From BBC