How to Use unprecedented in a Sentence

unprecedented

adjective
  • The team has enjoyed unprecedented success this year.
  • An unprecedented number of students are taking the class.
  • This level of growth is unprecedented.
  • And while their speed isn’t unprecedented, the breadth of the work is.
    — Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022
  • But the speed of the changes are unprecedented.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Shippy pushed back on the idea that such a move would be unprecedented.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Dems say they were cut out of the briefing in an unprecedented move.
    — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Many said this type of house arrest was unprecedented and a judge agreed.
    — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 8 June 2018
  • Last year, Kate added an unprecedented fifth ring to her ring stack.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This comes on the heels of an unprecedented amount of filming.
    — Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Here’s a look at the last two years by the numbers and its cost through unprecedented times.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
  • But these are unprecedented times for these yachts and their owners.
    — Bob Ortega, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • At noon, the prison alarm sounded three times which was unprecedented.
    — Karl Vick, TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • This plan is bold and unprecedented.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
  • And the sheer scale is unprecedented.
    — ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • And the sheer scale is unprecedented.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Such a move wouldn’t be unprecedented.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Such a move wouldn’t be unprecedented.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • When there’s no deadly heat wave, there’s an unprecedented ice storm.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The brand at the forefront of these unprecedented steals?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Rare, that is, but not unprecedented.
    — Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But the efforts made by the city and its police force to keep the peace were unprecedented.
    — oregonlive.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • While an unprecedented move, the Giants need a shake-up on the top step.
    — Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That is not unprecedented for this project; that is the history of this project.
    — Paul Jenkins, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Oct. 2017
  • And while the scale of the last two years’ violence is unprecedented, the fact of it is not new.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The assault on Cathay is unprecedented in its speed and scope.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • This has led to an unprecedented spike in prices of memory chips.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, the plan is to loop around it, getting an unprecedented view of the far side of the moon.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There were four last week alone — nearly unprecedented.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • But his goals weren't unprecedented.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026

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