How to Use the course of history in a Sentence

the course of history

noun phrase
  • But not every child needs to change the course of history for their story to matter.
    — The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • So did this incident have anything to do with the course of history?
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
  • But the film isn’t all about the battles that determined the course of history.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Except that this crisis would affect not just him, but chart the course of history.
    — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Your perspective could change the course of history.
    — Emily Winter, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • Children paved the way for other children and changed the course of history.
    — CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes the course of history depends on margins just that small.
    — The Editors, National Review, 14 July 2024
  • Their meeting in 1969 was an event that changed the course of history.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, that amount of time has changed significantly over the course of history.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Items like gemstones have seen empires rise and fall, and many have been worn by those who influenced the course of history.
    — Ashish Vijay, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Whether in politics, business, sports or academia, the person at the helm can alter the course of history.
    — Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Although the man agrees, the encounter gives his life new focus and leads him to a romance that could alter the course of history.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • The complex decision-making was critical in the fate of the war and the course of history.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2024
  • The region can step through it together, reshape its future, and alter the course of history.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • As secrets are exposed, even Lawrence is forced to make a difficult choice — one that could alter the course of history.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Over the course of history, too few technologists have really grappled with this fact.
    — Mustafa Suleyman, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The man agrees, only for his impending death to trigger a new lease on life, and a romance that threatens to change the course of history.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • How will this latest act of political violence change the course of history?
    — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
  • There has been much discussion over the decades about how RFK’s killer altered the course of history.
    — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
  • This novel is about a mother who became a soldier, a woman who found her place in the world, and one who changed the course of history forever.
    — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
  • This novel is about a mother who became a soldier, a woman who found her place in the world, and one who changed the course of history forever.
    — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Vice presidential debates seldom change the course of history, let alone a specific race.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Nothing is foreordained; a single change can mean a different outcome, or a cascade of them, that shifts the course of history.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In the Back to the Future films, Marty McFly changed the course of history.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Throughout history, the role of patrons has been pivotal, helping fund entire movements that have changed the course of history.
    — Atte Suominen, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But a small piece of malicious computer code changed the course of history when it was uploaded to the aliens’ computer system the next day.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2023
  • During a political transition, every step can change the course of history.
    — Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Their yearning for liberty, dignity, and democracy changed the course of history.
    — Olaf Scholz, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2022
  • In the latest film, Jones, played by the 80-year-old Ford, races to retrieve an artifact that can change the course of history.
    — Caelyn Pender, Fortune, 6 July 2023
  • In the course of history, people have used opium, valerian, cannabis, and alcohol as natural sleep aids.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2024

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