break the record

Example Sentences

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LA28 is planning to make 14 million tickets available for the Games, which would break the record for total tickets sold set by Paris 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

That would break the record for a continuous deployment by a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

To mark her eighth birthday on 3 March, the seven-year-old wanted to break the record for the most birthday cards received in the UK, by hitting the 8,000-card mark.

From BBC

To mark her eighth birthday on 3 March, Amelia is hoping to break the record for the most birthday cards received in the UK, by hitting the 8,000 cards mark.

From BBC

Might Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” or Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” tie or even break the record for most nods for a single movie?

From Los Angeles Times