How to Use set a record in a Sentence

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  • Yet, Hall wasn’t the only one who set a record on the evening.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The news media must have set a record for pre-debate hype.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Last year set a record for Opry debuts, as 131 artists performed on the famed stage for the first time.
    Deborah Evans Price, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The heat not only set a record for the hottest Feb. 21, but also for the hottest day in a February.
    Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Glenn Falls, New York, set a record low of minus 24 degrees.
    CBS News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • That set a record for what is now the world’s most populous nation.
    Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The crowd set a record for the most people to attend a soccer game in Kansas City and in the state of Missouri.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Under Biden, meanwhile, the U.S. set a record for oil output this year.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The home run ball that gave the Dodgers superstar that distinction has set a record of its own.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The all-sources handle on the 2022 Kentucky Derby also set a record.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • Yu Chang set a record for games by a player born in Taiwan on Wednesday.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Year-to-date records are highly variable, as a single storm can help set a record.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Last year, the event set a record and raised over $22 million, according to Vogue Business.
    Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
  • The show set a record with its 18 Emmy Award wins, marking the most wins for a series in a single season.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The team set a record for victories through April and took a 19-13 mark into a weekend home series against the Texas Rangers.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
  • That performance set a record for the fastest-growing app user base.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 May 2024
  • On Monday, the city also set a record for the hottest overnight low temperature: 95 F (35 C).
    Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 19 July 2023
  • The speech must have set a record for longest convention address.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 20 July 2024
  • By this spring, 2023 had set a record for the number of such bills being signed into law, an analysis by The Post found.
    Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
  • And there was one unblemished moment, when Laker LeBron James set a record for the ages.
    Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The weather service said the Metroplex set a record of 1.3 inches of snow thus far, breaking a record from three decades prior.
    Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The team made strides on the defensive end while the rest of the league caught up to their offense, which set a record for efficiency last season.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The Nasdaq Composite hasn’t set a record close since July 10.
    Kavitha Shastry, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Biles might also set a record outside the gymnastics world.
    Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 July 2024
  • Kyles across the nation are making plans to head to Kyle (the city) next weekend and help the Hays County community in its quest to set a record.
    Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2023
  • On Monday, the city set a record for the hottest overnight low temperature: 95 (35 degrees Celsius).
    Seth Borenstein and Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2023
  • The number of people on the job in Texas set a record in October for a 12th straight month even as nearly half of U.S. states saw joblessness rise.
    Diego Mendoza-Moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The Angel City sale set a record for the valuation of a women’s sports franchise at $250 million.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Overnight temperatures in Phoenix haven't dipped below 90 degrees for the last seven days and one more night would set a record.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 17 July 2023
  • The battle set a record at the time for spending in a House race, fueled by lingering fury over the Clinton impeachment.
    Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024

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