How to Use historic in a Sentence

historic

adjective
  • They know of many historic volcanic eruptions in the area.
  • The court made a historic decision last week.
  • She returned safely from her historic flight into space.
  • It's wonderful to see so many people here on this historic occasion.
  • Both unions are in the midst of historic strikes against the major studios.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • At the time, homicides in Kansas City dropped to a historic low.
    Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • What is the name of the group that just ended its historic Hollywood strike?
    CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Lainey said teaming up with the historic brand was a no-brainer for her.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 12 May 2023
  • One of the most photographed spots on the parkway, the historic Mabry Mill, sits a short drive from the village (or the center of town).
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The upcoming six-part crime drama is set in the historic city of York.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
  • That historic brick is now sitting on a shelf in my office.
    Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • That is why the S & P 500 is only 2% below its historic high.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Lucky for Julia, the home brimmed with historic details.
    Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This is not the first time that Switzerland has moved to deal with historic munitions.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The Flat Iron Hotel, opened its doors at the end of last month in a landmark historic building of the same name, dating back to 1926.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
  • Shohei Ohtani is a historic talent in a contract year, and the struggling Angels face a hard choice.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 10 July 2023
  • The choice reflected a passion for the game that had led him to buy historic club AC Milan in 1986.
    John Follain, Fortune, 12 June 2023
  • For one, the historic venue is still around and would be my gateway between the two time periods.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The new taproom is housed in a historic building in downtown Glendale and is set to open in late April.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The deal, clearly, was a historic failure for Brooklyn.
    Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • From historic haunts to reservation-only tasting rooms, read on for the Vogue guide to the best cafés in Paris now.
    Sophie Dodd, Vogue, 17 July 2024
  • Stroll through the gardens and enjoy the lilacs, plants, historic house, museum and more.
    Corey Sheldon | , oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023
  • So this came in the middle of a historic global heat wave in which the earth reached its hottest day ever recorded three days in a row.
    ABC News, 9 July 2023
  • But on a historic night at Dodger Stadium, the first with a pitch clock in a game that mattered, the lights were the most jarring change from years past.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Michael Phillips, Vel's son, said the statute marks a historic moment for Wisconsin.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2024
  • At the same gathering, Queen Elizabeth posed with the next three in the line of succession to the throne for a historic portrait.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Founded in 1903, the historic look of the town square was reportedly a big draw for the production.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The blazes that consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a death toll of at least 96.
    Claire Rush, Audrey McAvoy and Christopher Weber, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The remarkably tight race will be historic regardless of the winner.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Securing historic levels of funding to our roads, streets and water systems.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024

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