record-breaking

adjective

: better, greater, higher, etc., than any other in the past : beyond any previous record

a record-breaking high jump

The outdoor concert drew a record-breaking crowd to the park.

Examples of record-breaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since the record-breaking tour began – and her subsequent high-profile relationships with Matty Healy and Travis Kelce – she’s had her star grow even bigger, as impossible as that might have seemed. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2024

Raye picked up a record-breaking six BRITs after leaving her major label, Polydor, to release music independently and also saved the BRITs the embarrassment of the previous year, when the nominations and winners were dominated by male artists. —Mark Sutherland, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024

As Taylor Swift's new record-breaking album tops the streaming charts, her ex-boyfriend, actor Joe Alwyn, is focusing on his own work. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024

In 2022, a record-breaking 7,385 Californians died from opioid overdoses. —Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2024

Additionally, Ferrell was an executive producer on Succession and played the fictional CEO of Mattel in 2023’s record-breaking blockbuster Barbie. —Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2024

Robust global economic growth may offer equities enough support to resume a record-breaking rally, even if bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year are completely abandoned. —Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024

In the past decade, twisters have been inching their way into the Midwest and hitting states such as Missouri in record-breaking severity. —Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024

After a record-breaking Super Bowl, the 2024-25 NFL regular season begins with the NFL Draft this month, with a new slate of rookies entering the league. —Rudie Obias, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024