How to Use unprecedented in a Sentence

unprecedented

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• The team has enjoyed unprecedented success this year.
• An unprecedented number of students are taking the class.
• This level of growth is unprecedented.
• And while their speed isn’t unprecedented, the breadth of the work is.
  — Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022
• What is clear is the size of the spill is unprecedented.
  — Olga Tanas, Bloomberg.com, 11 June 2020
• Here’s a look at the last two years by the numbers and its cost through unprecedented times.
  — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
• But the efforts made by the city and its police force to keep the peace were unprecedented.
  — oregonlive.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• This comes on the heels of an unprecedented amount of filming.
  — Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 13 Oct. 2022
• With Leach at the helm, the Cougars found unprecedented success.
  — Langston Newsome, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2022
• That may not sound huge, but the drop is unprecedented.
  — Mene Ukueberuwa, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022
• Colbert’s death was the last in a string of nine inmate deaths in 11 months at the jail, an unprecedented rate.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 8 July 2020
• The fact that the last name won’t be a Castro isn’t as unprecedented as it is being billed.
  — Fabiola Santiago, miamiherald, 17 Apr. 2018
• That was just the beginning of a unprecedented first couple of months on the job.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2020
• The scope of the pandemic was unprecedented in the modern era.
  — Shane Shifflett, WSJ, 27 June 2021
• The tour is unprecedented, and with each of the actresses' looks better than the last, there are two things to note.
  — Blake Newby, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2018
• The assault on Cathay is unprecedented in its speed and scope.
  — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
• Her win for Video of the Year also marks an unprecedented fourth time taking home the award.
  — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
• That is not unprecedented for this project; that is the history of this project.
  — Paul Jenkins, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Oct. 2017
• This would seem to be truly unprecedented in the history of the sport.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 3 June 2021
• And the kicking woes, a thorn in Saban’s side for years, are unprecedented.
  — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• The case was unprecedented because it was brought about by Daisy – a child conceived of rape.
  — Jenn Selby, refinery29.com, 23 Aug. 2021
• For a team with that horrid of a defense to make the Finals would be unprecedented.
  — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
• And like the show itself, the response was unprecedented.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
• The pace of change and innovation in sales over the next decade will be unprecedented.
  — Craig Dempster, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
• Now, given the unprecedented events of the past week, her gown has once again become a symbol.
  — Ruby Buddemeyer, Marie Claire, 20 June 2018
• Many said this type of house arrest was unprecedented and a judge agreed.
  — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 8 June 2018
• At noon, the prison alarm sounded three times which was unprecedented.
  — Karl Vick, TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
• The Clippers hoped this season would end with the unprecedented.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
• Mark even gets the better golden light during the gentle and frankly unprecedented breakup talk.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
• This power extends even to something as unprecedented as the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024