historic

Example Sentences

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They have “seized on gold’s price drop, because this sudden retreat gives buyers the chance to reset the clock back before January’s historic price spike,” said Adrian Ash, director of research at BullionVault.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

For decades, González and his wife, Mercedes Cruz, have run a popular weekly dance night in a historic social hall in one of Havana’s oldest neighborhoods, a few blocks from the Caribbean Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s a historic increase, not seen since the Korean War.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

Americans shared with Britain a language and many traditions, and with France historic ties going back to Lafayette and the Revolutionary War.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman