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break the record
Move very fast, as in The lecture was so dull that we broke the record getting to the door : [Second half of 1900s]
Surpass a previous achievement, as in He was determined to break the record for the high jump . This usage is applied primarily to sports of various kinds. [1880s]
Example Sentences
On Monday evening, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker began a marathon floor speech to break the record that the odious Dixiecrat Strom Thurman set when he filibustered the Civil Rights Act on 1957 for 24 hours and 17 minutes.
During the tour, Maná is slated to break the record for the most arena shows performed in Los Angeles following four scheduled shows at the Kia Forum in November, according to a stat by Live Nation.
If Ovechkin, who ranks in the top five in the NHL with 33 goals, continues scoring at his current pace of two goals every three games, he will break the record in the final week of the regular season.
She currently has 15 World Championship medals and would break the record should she finish on the podium again.
If Haaland can keep up his scoring rate and play the next 200 consecutive top-flight games, he could break the record in game 32 of the 2029-30 season.
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