How to Use historic in a Sentence

historic

adjective
  • They know of many historic volcanic eruptions in the area.
  • The court made a historic decision last week.
  • She returned safely from her historic flight into space.
  • It's wonderful to see so many people here on this historic occasion.
  • To pick up the historic route, follow the old barbed wire fence to a gate near the edge of the canyon.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022
  • The last matchup is the most historic rivalry in the NBA.
    cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Both unions are in the midst of historic strikes against the major studios.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Tours of the historic house and farm are available after the tea.
    The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2023
  • At the time, homicides in Kansas City dropped to a historic low.
    Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The house, on the edge of the campus of Miss Porter’s School, isn’t part of the area’s local historic district.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The Dallas-Fort Worth area was in the midst of a months-long drought when a historic storm arrived late on Aug. 21.
    Anchorage Daily News, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Messi capped the historic World Cup win with the Golden Ball.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • What is the name of the group that just ended its historic Hollywood strike?
    CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There will be lots of bling, all of it historic and steeped in tradition.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 22 Sep. 2022
  • That deal was hailed as historic, as the cap increased by a whooping 30%.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 May 2025
  • Lainey said teaming up with the historic brand was a no-brainer for her.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 12 May 2023
  • One of the most photographed spots on the parkway, the historic Mabry Mill, sits a short drive from the village (or the center of town).
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The upcoming six-part crime drama is set in the historic city of York.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
  • And once again, the two teams will meet in the Cup final with last year’s series going down to the wire in a historic Game 7.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • Caught amid a historic start that has come with the team not quite firing on all cylinders.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Farther north, on the sand in front of the historic Bonnet House, a new event called Moonrise is set for Feb. 4.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
  • That historic brick is now sitting on a shelf in my office.
    Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • That is why the S & P 500 is only 2% below its historic high.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In remarks ahead of his visit, Macron spoke of the long process to reconstruct the historic site.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Lucky for Julia, the home brimmed with historic details.
    Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This is not the first time that Switzerland has moved to deal with historic munitions.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The Flat Iron Hotel, opened its doors at the end of last month in a landmark historic building of the same name, dating back to 1926.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
  • Shohei Ohtani is a historic talent in a contract year, and the struggling Angels face a hard choice.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 10 July 2023
  • McKinney's downtown district is known as one of the largest and oldest historic districts; there are more than 120 different shops and galleries to visit.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
  • Neither are historic landmarks but both have been considered notable community sites.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025

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