How to Use break the record in a Sentence
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James will likely break the record within his next three games.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
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Three years later, Bonds smashed 73 to break the record again.
—Scott Miller, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
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The city has attempted to break the record three times before.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 May 2023
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Rubio said he was honored to break the record but added that his stint was a team effort.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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In the eighth inning, Judge had his first chance to break the record but hit a hard groundout.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
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There is, of course, no guarantee that James will break the record Tuesday.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2023
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Klæbo has three events left in these Games to try to break the record for gold medals by a Winter Olympian.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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The mission is also set to break the record for the furthest human spaceflight from Earth.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
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At time of publication, Šobat was training to break the record once again.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
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That number will break the record set by last year’s Super Bowl, which broke the record the year before that.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
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With an off day Thursday, Judge will have three games at home against the Orioles to break the record.
—Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2022
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Power won his 68th pole to break the record for most in IndyCar.
—Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022
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Organizers are counting on that love — and, perhaps, the love for parties — to break the record.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
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The Sox swept that series and didn’t break the record for losses until the next day in Detroit.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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The film could manage to break the record with the addition of a new casting category this year.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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The total votes were expected to break the record high turnout of the 2012 election.
—Scott Bauer, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2020
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To break the record, Blub needed to cover a minimum distance of five meters in one minute.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
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Alonso should realistically break the record sometime in the next week or two.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Until the injury, Ovechkin was on pace to break the record sometime in February.
—Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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Thursday's forecast high of 87 would break the record of 86 set in 1896.
—Jonathan Myers, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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The Islanders were also the perfect opponent against whom Ovechkin could break the record.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Portland is now on track to break the record for most days in any decade with temperatures of 100 or more at the airport.
—oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
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Gilgeous-Alexander could break the record Thursday at home against the Boston Celtics.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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In Paris, Biles could break the record for the most Olympic gold medals earned by an American gymnast.
—Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 July 2024
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No doubt a watchmaker somewhere is secretly plotting to break the record once more, but for now, Williams has the thinnest watch in the world!
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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The Boilermakers came out a little tight and the nerves of trying to help Smith break the record almost got to them.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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The album retains Earthgang’s flair for the theatric, with skits that break the record into episodic sections.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2022
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The Bethesda, Maryland native has a chance to break the record on Saturday.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
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In November, the team sat around for several weeks waiting for the chance to break the record, but rain kept the sand waterlogged.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2022
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Alonso had a memorable home run to save the Mets' season in Milwaukee last year and could break the record there.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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