How to Use historical in a Sentence

historical

adjective
  • The kings are listed in historical order.
  • He strove for historical accuracy in the movie.
  • The historical scale is not the same.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Fame is a facet of culture and needs to be viewed through a historical lens.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, there was no recreation of that, no historical footage of that.
    — Michael Calore, WIRED, 20 July 2023
  • But in ways that have more texture and historical sweep.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Lovers of hard facts should check out our roundup of some of the summer’s best historical books.
    — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Both tenures were well above the historical norms for those programs.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Just put that in some historical context for us.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This is not even just a historical issue.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
  • To go from historical epics like Braveheart to this feels kind of sad.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The share of first-time buyers has fallen to half the historical norm.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • There isn’t much available in terms of historical resources to draw from.
    — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
  • The very next year, historical records say, the Dolphin was built and launched.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Will this weekend's storm find its way onto our historical lists?
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • What is the historical price of silver?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Charles also cracked a few historical jokes.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Read on to learn about the real-life events that inspired the historical drama.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • That would be the weakest figure in two years, but still strong by historical standards.
    — Emily Glazer, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Its debut marked a historical low for Pixar.
    — Giana Levy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In his mind, this is his moment, his triumphal historical drama, and damn the cost.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2022
  • And there's a historical parallel here to think about.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The country is growing at a fraction of its historical growth rates.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • But these are not normal times, and the historical analogy does not hold.
    — David S. Cohen, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • But this isn’t the only historical hot spot Styles is focused on.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The historical name received 40 votes, the most for any name by a wide margin.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • The film opened in third place at $21 million, a historical low for Pixar.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Worlds collide in this historical drama when an heir to a fashion house falls in love with a seamstress.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
  • That is not a historical footnote.
    — Karen Kramer, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
  • While private finance can help, the onus is on big historical emitters to stump up the money.
    — Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2022

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