How to Use on the record in a Sentence

on the record

phrase
  • There is not one single question about a sound or tone or lyric on the record.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • No venue, no date, no card There is more on the record than the silence suggests.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, the governor did not confirm or comment on the record about his stance.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Disney did not respond on the record to requests for comment.
    — Wuft News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • This is stuff that these guys have been saying on the record very explicitly for decades.
    — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Two clerks working at the office Thursday declined to speak on the record.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Of the 10 who responded, only two agreed to speak on the record for this story.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • That loss remains the only blemish on the record of the now 32-year-old Makhachev.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The cost of skipping the verification step is already on the record.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, the timing for victims may not be right, no matter how careful producers may approach them to go on the record.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Many of them spoke on the condition of anonymity because their exchanges were private or they are not authorized to speak on the record.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • So people keep the win and keep performing the task the slow way on the record, because the safest career move is to look busy, not to look replaceable.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Ignoring that information becomes harder each time another case puts it on the record.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But the most potent redemption on the record is enacted musically.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Many expressed their sadness at knowing their friend would likely spend much of his life incarcerated, but declined to comment on the record.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026
  • None of the other biggest property managers commented on the record about their use of revenue management.
    — Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Balas and a Greystar representative declined to comment on the record about YieldStar.
    — Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The value also depends on the record’s condition and cultural importance.
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There are a couple of songs on the record that were written in 2020, which feel like a bookend that were like the seeds of a very desperate, empty place within myself.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs declined to comment on the record about Blackman’s case.
    — Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • Although many people credit themselves as the reason for the Lalannes’ current moment, Marino was the only one brave enough to stake his reputation on the record.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Traditionally, court reporters have used 22-key steno machines to rapidly take down every word said by lawyers, judges and anyone else who speaks on the record during an official proceeding.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Howard also said the defense discussed waiving some public-trial access because of security concerns, but that no Sixth Amendment waiver was made on the record.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Smithsonian staff member, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record, said that the report has sparked fears for employees’ safety and concerns about doxxing.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • The timing was intentional, a senior administration official not authorized to speak on the record, told reporters on Thursday.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026
  • The album features Humperdinck putting his own spin on songs by Journey, the Cars, Kiss and Aerosmith, with several guest musicians joining him on the record.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Schwab's ambitions past trading are already on the record, delivered in Wurster's characteristic key of unhurried inevitability.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The only opportunities to get a player one-on-one are usually after a game, as players aren’t required to speak to the media in the locker room before games — Hart is the only one of the core group willing to do so on the record.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • With the metaphorical jet fumes already swirling on Capitol Hill, some are at least threatening to potentially put their colleagues on the record for or against adjourning until September.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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