historic

Example Sentences

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Businesses affected by the massive fire that wrecked a historic building on Glasgow's Union Street have until the end of Sunday to apply for financial support.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I was filled with the same hope I had as a pre-teen watching Apollo 11 blast off for the historic moon landing.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Today it is in the Library of Congress, with its bottom third torn off, demonstrating that the first copies of the Declaration were made for immediate use rather than historic preservation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Writers Guild is set to enter negotiations with the major studios, nearly three years after the historic strike that shut down Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The discovery of the Northwest Passage after centuries of searches was truly a historic achievement.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler