How to Use historical in a Sentence

historical

adjective

• The kings are listed in historical order.
• He strove for historical accuracy in the movie.
• 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
• In fact, there was no recreation of that, no historical footage of that.
  — Michael Calore, WIRED, 20 July 2023
• But the scale and historical nature of the estate ranks it among the grandest in all of Montecito.
  — James McClain, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
• But the American historical psyche — the nasty, lurid stuff, the paranoia, the paradox, the farce, the terror, the truth.
  — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• As the pair stood and reflected in-front of the image, the air stood still, with the silence echoing around the historical cathedral.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
• In the Northern Sierra, the snowpack was up to 81% of its historical level on Feb. 11.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• The news of Bryan’s arrest follows a streak of historical success for the country singer.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
• Pearson said that yield is a historical low not felt since 1955.
  — Evan Lasseter, ajc, 10 July 2023
• Pam now lives in the house with her husband, Rick, and the two have managed to renovate the space while keeping some of its historical charm.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
• Now, researchers plan to pull the wreck from the depths in hopes of learning more about historical shipbuilding techniques.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023
• To illustrate that, here’s a by-the-numbers look at the historical successes and failures of the MLB draft’s 17th overall picks.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2023
• Yes, the painting evokes a specific historical event: a Basque town razed by German bombs.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• But now that he’s made a historical epic that became a smash box-office hit, all is forgiven.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
• Second, there’s a new debate about the identity of the historical Jesus.
  — John Blake, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
• But despite its unique historical role, the platform, founded by Pavel Durov, presents a challenge.
  — Masha Borak, The Verge, 7 July 2023
• The film was shot earlier this year in Deep Ellum, a historical district of Dallas.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
• But the date will mark a historical and pivotal occasion.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023
• The lake — which stretched about 10 miles across this year, according to satellite images — is still a shadow of its historical extent.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• The state snowpack on April 1 was 237% above its historical average.
  — Adam Beam, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2023
• Housed on a private floor of a Milanese historical building, the intimate dinner party felt like a night out with old friends.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
• But only Pat’s has the distinction of a historical marker.
  — John Garrison Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
• Certain of these historical claims are well-defined and easy to certify.
  — Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2023
• In a remarkable 14-page opinion, the judge offered a sweeping historical overview of hip hop’s past.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2024
• That’s more than double the historical average of roughly six years.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
• There are many kinds of historical stone features – waste piles, cairns, scatters, lines, kilns, gravestones, cobbles, patios and more.
  — Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
• Each of the three images has a historical association with the Tudors.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
• Race is another, with the near-complete lack of success of Black women in the format providing a historical backdrop that will inevitably be at the fore.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024
• Residents have barely been able to process the immense loss of life, historical sites, homes and businesses, as well as damage to revered and familial lands.
  — Brianna Sacks, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024