How to Use platinum record in a Sentence

platinum record

noun
  • The song became the first-ever platinum record, in 1976.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2021
  • There also appears to be a platinum record hanging on the wall in the preview clip.
    Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The band has a huge playlist to choose from, given it has eight gold, one platinum and one double-platinum records.
    Mel Shields, sacbee, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Don’t Call Me, which is now a platinum record less than two months after its release.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • With two platinum records and a gold album in tow, SZA refuses to hit the pause button on her flourishing career.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2017
  • Bass player Lee Rocker and the Stray Cats sold more than 10 million records, garnered an astounding 23 gold and platinum records worldwide.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 3 Feb. 2020
  • In the midst of Quarterflash’s stunning, out-of-nowhere success -- the platinum record, the tour with Elton, the reviews in national magazines -- worries about the next album had taken hold.
    oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2021
  • In one scene from the comedy series, Chast, in character, confesses to her fictional son that her long-standing claim about having had a platinum record back in the sixties was a lie.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The collection includes dozens of his gender-bending and extravagant outfits, plenty of jewelry adorned with his iconic love symbol, several platinum record awards, photographs, letters and posters.
    Adam Reiss /, NBC News, 15 May 2018

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'platinum record.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: