How to Use set a record in a Sentence

set a record

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  • The two compete in team roping and set a record.
    — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The price also set a record for an amount fetched by a Klimt.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Yet, Hall wasn’t the only one who set a record on the evening.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • YouTube set a record for their NFL game.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That set a record for what is now the world’s most populous nation.
    — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Christmas Eve set a record with 770 rides.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • 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, Woods set a record by making the cut for the 24th time in a row.
    — CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • That sale set a record for a piece of sports memorabilia at the time.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Each airport set a record for most firearms detected in a single year.
    — Lexi Harpster, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Indeed, the pitchers both set a record for innings in a single game.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • July set a record for companies buying back their own shares.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • That performance set a record for the fastest-growing app user base.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 May 2024
  • The speech must have set a record for longest convention address.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 20 July 2024
  • Johnson set a record with a final score of 20-under par.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In 2023, the city set a record with more than 390 homicides.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Their mission set a record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Last year, a home that sold for $85 million set a record for the community.
    — Catherine Odom july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • San Diego’s high on Sunday — 89 degrees — set a record.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • If approved, the deal would set a record for the highest price ever paid for a professional sports team.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yu Chang set a record for games by a player born in Taiwan on Wednesday.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 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
  • Advertisement This year has already set a record for the number of fires.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 27 July 2026
  • This auction at Sotheby’s set a record for most valuable fossil ever sold.
    — Kristi Curry Rogers, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • The catcher set a record by playing for four different teams in a whirlwind 21 days.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Last March set a record for metro Atlanta with a pollen count of 14,801.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Raleigh has 17 homers and will likely set a record for follow-up futility.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Mets set a record using 46 different arms last season, a new league record.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Phoenix set a record warm low on March 29, according to the weather service.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026

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