How to Use gold record in a Sentence

gold record

noun
  • About his neck dangles what appears to be a gold record, or phonograph.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Framed platinum and gold records from bands like Dokken hang on the wall behind him.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Those missions sent up gold records containing the sites and sounds of Earth.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 22 May 2017
  • Every wall and table is covered with photographs, gold records, awards plaques, art and posters from his many movies.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Colón earned nine gold records and five platinum records over the course of his career, selling more than eight million records worldwide.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Besides gold records and juicy stories of life on the road, one of the above also might be the real estate agent who sells you your next home.
    — Sal Cataldi, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
  • This tool allows companies to create a single gold record for all their master data, end-to-end.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Today, the gold record is in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Sold out shows, a gold record, and a Mercury Prize nomination were all quick to follow.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 June 2018
  • Sold out shows, a gold record, and a Mercury Prize nomination were all quick to follow.
    — Krystal Rodriguez, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2021
  • To honor its namesake, the restaurant hosted live music, and Croce’s gold records were mounted on the wall.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Later, Willcox dances and holds up her gold record of Toyah’s Anthem.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Federal agents seized his ranch, recording studio, instruments, sound equipment, gold records and more.
    — Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Within weeks, Nirvana becomes a culture-ravaging behemoth, with a gold record to prove it.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The studio now is owned by Camarata’s son, Paul, and boasts more than 300 gold records.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Also included in the auction will handwritten lyrics, stage jewelry, posters, and gold records.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2018
  • This unlikely hit was part of the 1976 Jailbreak album, helping the band earn its first gold record.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Both of the Voyager crafts have left the solar system and are carrying a shiny gold record etched with snapshots of humanity.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Both of the Voyager spacecraft have left the solar system and are carrying a shiny gold record etched with snapshots of humanity.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022
  • But even with name recognition, famous friends, and great singles, Common’s album never cracked the top ten or merited a gold record award.
    — Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The krewe threw a special doubloon featuring the late musician Pete Fountain that looks like a little gold record.
    — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • This unlikely hit was part of the Irish hard-rock band's 1976 Jailbreak album, helping the band earn its first gold record.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 Jan. 2023
  • One of the first scenes has Wynonna entering a room in her mother’s house full of gold records and other career artifacts for the first time since Naomi died.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Over three decades, Beck’s moved nearly 20 million albums globally, tallying two platinum albums and six gold records along the way.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • At the time, it was considered the best-selling song recorded by an Australian, and Slim was awarded the first gold record presented in Australia.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Katelyn graduated in May 2019, displaying her diploma next to her husband's gold records.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023
  • From baseball memorabilia to gold records earned by his clients, photos, and letters, there was no shortage of history around, and no piece that didn’t go along with a story of Bert’s to tell.
    — Jamie Padell, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Yet the model, Kari-Ann Muller, is less a pouting ingenue than a knowing predator, teeth bared, who is laying a trap, a gold record peeking out from behind her wrap.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Gold and diamond With the rise of streaming and decline in sales of physical copies, the recording industry has modified its criteria for gold record status.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The school now houses a collection of the star’s memorabilia, including costumes, gold records, and her 1958 high school yearbook.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2019

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