on record

phrase

1

: in the position of having publicly declared oneself

went on record as opposed to higher taxes

2

: being known, published, or documented

the judge's opinion is on record

Examples of on record in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those figures could be even worse amid mounting anti-vaccine sentiment that has pushed polio immunization rates to their lowest on record. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

And the nation’s largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Powell, have dropped to their lowest levels on record. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The South Bay reported 1,175,200 jobs last month, its highest total on record. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

This year’s snowpack was the worst on record in the Upper Colorado River Basin, which includes Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on record

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard