historic

Example Sentences

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He characterized the historic site as “rusting and rotting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

Today it is in the Library of Congress, with its bottom third torn off, demonstrating that the first copies of the Declaration were made for immediate use rather than historic preservation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Radio stations broadcast the historic parade in nearly every German city.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti