How to Use record-breaking in a Sentence

record-breaking

adjective
  • The state saw record-breaking turnout.
    — CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • What does record-breaking heat mean for spring weather?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Boise airport is on a record-breaking streak.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • November had been record-breaking months for the past two years.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The new suite will be a part of what promises to be a record-breaking vessel.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And record-breaking heat waves are reshaping our way of life.
    — Abc Climate Unit, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bey’s record-breaking concert tour is hitting the big screen.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In past years, the event has seen plenty of historic, record-breaking gourds.
    — Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The skydivers met last week for the first time in three years to attempt record-breaking dives.
    — Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Climate change makes record-breaking heat waves more common.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 17 June 2026
  • Even if Snyder is counting his cash from a record-breaking deal.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The record-breaking round was co-led by SoftBank.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The third-place finish was just the first of what would come to be a record-breaking list of achievements.
    — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The odds of them giving Skubal a record-breaking contract are slim.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • It's been a record-breaking year for women's sports — and women's sports still has a long way to go.
    — Alex Apatoff, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • After such a record-breaking run, a cooling may have been inevitable.
    — Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • Corning shares took a breather Thursday from this year's record-breaking run.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Greater Cincinnati digs out from record-breaking snowfall.
    — Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Kelce has also joined Swift onstage at her record-breaking Eras tour.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Air travel will be bustling this Thanksgiving in a record-breaking year so far.
    — Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Gun sales only recently dropped off from a six-year streak of record-breaking figures.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The other record-breaking treasure at the auction was a necklace worn by the late monarch.
    — Elle Meier, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
  • As Europe endures its second record-breaking heat wave in two months.
    — Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Approval for Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package is the norm.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • Texas reached the other this summer, as record-breaking heat enveloped the South.
    — Patrick George, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The latest run of shows will mark the final leg of Swift’s record-breaking Eras tour.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Ryan Coogler's record-breaking horror film walked away with four wins on Sunday night.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, out west, winter has brought record-breaking warmth more suited for spring and even summer.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And climate change means record-breaking heat waves are happening more often.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 4 June 2026
  • This spring, a record-breaking drought has made those pumps run longer and harder - burning through even more fuel at a steep cost.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026

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