How to Use record-breaking in a Sentence

record-breaking

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  • Elizabeth, who died at the age of 96, sat on the throne for a record-breaking 70 years.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • The latest run of shows will mark the final leg of Swift’s record-breaking Eras tour.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In April, a teenager in Ohio caught a record-breaking 101-pound blue catfish and set a state record.
    Christopher Brito, CBS News, 29 May 2024
  • Dion presented the Album of the Year award, which Swift won for a record-breaking fourth time.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The first, finished in the same black on green as the record-breaking car, goes to Jeff Miller of California.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Dubai has been at the forefront of this regional swell in tourism with a record-breaking 2023.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Approval for Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package is the norm.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • Texas reached the other this summer, as record-breaking heat enveloped the South.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Bey’s record-breaking concert tour is hitting the big screen.
    Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Even if Snyder is counting his cash from a record-breaking deal.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The Paris Olympics ended on a record-breaking high note for female athletes.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
  • So far, 2023 has been a record-breaking year for venture capital—but not in a good way.
    Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 3 May 2023
  • In fact, 2024’s average has grown about two months from last year’s record-breaking age.
    Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
  • The Angels will be paying two-way star Shohei Ohtani a record-breaking $65 million salary this year.
    David Faris, The Week, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The record-breaking show, which is based on the video game series of the same name, has already been renewed for a second season.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Meta agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine and to submit to new oversight by the commission.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 May 2023
  • Dew point approached 80 degrees Friday, which is the record-breaking level for the area.
    Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 20 June 2023
  • Still, venture capital deals have been few and far between since the record-breaking year of 2021.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
  • The storm, given the name Ciarán, pummeled the French Atlantic coast with record-breaking winds and left at least one person dead.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The year of 2023 was a wild one for weather, with many unusual and record-breaking events happening in the U.S. and overseas.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • After a record-breaking regular season, the Bruins are knocked out of the playoffs by the Panthers in the first round.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Arizona heat:How does the state's wildlife survive record-breaking summer temps?
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
  • The bounceback will help the industry reach those record-breaking trillions.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • And comparisons to 2019’s record-breaking global box office are wide of the mark for Acuna.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
  • These anglers have been chasing down record-breaking fish for several years and have now added this catch to their list.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Even the record-breaking year of 2023 didn’t see these kinds of temperatures until late March and early April.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Cities on the tour saw record-breaking levels of tourism, which helped give a multibillion-dollar boost to the U.S. economy.
    Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The record-breaking skyscraper, which would rise 1,907 feet, would be part of a four-tower structure, according to the release.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Harris has sought to highlight the record-breaking bounce back from the recession during the Biden administration, along with the economy’s strength in the face of constant recession fears.
    Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Zoom in: Cleveland logged record-breaking temperatures during heatwaves in both June and September.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024

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