break the record

idiom

: to perform better than anyone or anything else or to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved

He broke the record for the high jump.

Examples of break the record in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While most expedition companies will finalize their permits in the coming weeks, officials with Nepal’s Department of Tourism believe that this year could break the record set in 2023, when 478 paying clients climbed Everest from the Nepal side. —Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025

The Islanders were also the perfect opponent against whom Ovechkin could break the record. —Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

This means all the Thunder need to do to break the record Sunday is not lose by 33 or more points to the Pelicans. —Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025

With the Hall of Famer in attendance, Ovechkin entered Friday night’s contest needing three goals to break the record and two to tie it. —Homero De La Fuente, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025

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