in record numbers

idiom

: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.

Examples of in record numbers in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With baby boomers retiring in record numbers and seniors living longer, the program is increasingly strained by growing financial demands. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Aug. 2024 Since the pandemic, tourists have visited the historic city in record numbers—in 2023, 23 million visitors stayed overnight in Barcelona, dwarfing the city’s population of 1.62 million. Byeva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 July 2024 Sales of firearms reached new highs in 2020, with African Americans, worried about becoming the targets of racial violence, purchasing guns in record numbers. Reuben Brigety, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021 With Americans already having bought guns in record numbers over the last four years (over 75 million, according to an analysis of the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System by SafeHome.org), ammunition sales could jump considerably with so many firearms in people’s hands. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in record numbers 

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“In record numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20record%20numbers. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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