How to Use milestone in a Sentence

milestone

noun
  • Altuve’s milestone blast to left tied the game in the third, but Bauers gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the fifth.
    Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Prom isn’t the first milestone Tatum Kelly and Leighton Long have shared.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 June 2023
  • The milestone carry came on a 5-yard run by Andrew Miller with 1:36 left in the third quarter.
    Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Over the weekend, the film surpassed $100 million from Imax screens alone, the seventh-fastest film to reach the milestone.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Still, there is plenty of progress to be made — and plenty of milestones to build upon.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Josh took to Instagram to share a snap of him and his wife packing on the PDA in honor of the special milestone.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Layne Pollard, of Gurnee, has a trifecta of milestones hitting around the same time.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • Southern Miss’ Frank Gore Jr. has 2,920 yards rushing in his college career and is on the verge of a milestone.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • These three healthy, active pups are just the start of this story, and the Zoo hopes to share more positive updates of their milestones in the future.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Their hope is the milestone will generate some buzz and get people talking.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • There is an equal reluctance to commemorate milestones, and this year the DRIP marks three of them.
    Omar El Akkad, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa's son is hitting a major milestone!
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Off-screen the Sprouse twins have also reached several milestones.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The four-time Emmy winner will celebrate his milestone birthday on Dec. 13 and the show is set to air days later on Dec. 21.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The live release gives the group their milestone thirtieth appearance on the tally.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Twitter and Facebook each took more than four years to reach the 100-million-users milestone; Instagram took just over two.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 13 July 2023
  • This milestone represents another step in the growth of the open hardware movement.
    IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2024
  • On Tuesday, researchers unveiled a stunning milestone in the study of Juanita.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • In addition, Franklin will pay up to $375 million over the course of seven years, tied to revenue growth milestones for the two firms’ partnership.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • But for a band, reaching the milestone of 20 years is an incredible achievement.
    Billboard China, Billboard, 21 June 2023
  • Her return home was finally within sight, a milestone that felt ecstatic to the many who had fought for her for so long.
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Part-time employment used to be a milestone in many kids’ transition to adulthood.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Heather also took the time out to acknowledge her milestone with the sweetest video of her motherhood journey.
    Country Living Staff, Country Living, 16 May 2023
  • The episode will also mark a milestone for Kahan, who will close out a breakthrough year with his SNL musical guest debut.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That would beat social media app TikTok, which took nine months, and Instagram’s 2½ years to hit the same milestone, the analysts wrote.
    Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Check out these six arts and crafts for 1-year-olds that encourage them to reach physical and cognitive milestones.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
  • First, there is the cost of cash flowing the tax credit or rebate and taking care of milestone payments if applicable.
    Angus Finney, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The track has officially reached one billion streams on Spotify, marking the first-ever K-pop girl group to reach the milestone.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
  • With that milestone now possibly set to occur in 2025, Modi has set his sights higher and farther.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Zach Edey reaches milestone Zach Edey grabbed his 1,000th career rebound.
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2024

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