How to Use record holder in a Sentence

record holder

noun
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  • The world has a new record holder for being the tallest dog on earth.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
  • Walsh said there was pressure on her as both the world and Olympic record holder in the event.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 28 July 2024
  • The current record holder for the world’s shortest dog is Pearl, a 3.59-inch-tall ​​Chihuahua.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2024
  • The Kenyan marathoner is already the sport’s world record holder.
    — Laine Higgins, wsj.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Crouser, already the world record holder in the shot put, can become the sixth.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • World record holder Chapman’s fastball might be the fastest of all time.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
  • World record holder Ryan Crouser launched a world lead in the shot put at 22.80 meters.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Demi Moore thinks her pet pooch Pilaf could be a world record holder!
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Felix passed former medal record holder Carl Lewis to achieve the title.
    — Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
  • Rompola was the previous record holder and a CBM official at the time this all went down.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2023
  • This merger appears to beat the former record holder by a full 300 million years.
    — Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 11 July 2023
  • Davis is also the record holder for career 3-pointers with 588.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The current record holder is Anton Heida, with five gold medals.
    — Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 July 2024
  • The new record holder isn’t a production model, but that doesn’t make the feat any less impressive.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 June 2024
  • Her best friend, Oregon City senior Sophia Beckmon is, as of last outdoor season, the state’s record holder in the long jump.
    — Shane Hoffmann, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • World record holder Usain Bolt may be the fastest man alive, but his girlfriend Kasi Bennett captured his heart with ease.
    — Kait Hanson, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The next athlete fans should keep on their radar is 60-meter dash American record holder Aleia Hobbs.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The Guinness World Record committee still has to confirm that Bassey met all the criteria to become the new record holder.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
  • Taylor Swift can add box office record holder to her list of accolades.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Until recently, the record holder for sleep deprivation was the African elephant, some of which can get by with about two hours of sleep a day.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The new world record holder first fell in love with the sport in 2010 after attempting her first jump during a New Year’s celebration.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • So, how will the Mustangs go about replacing their record holder for most receiving yards in a season?
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The angular Reggie Miller, a former three-point record holder and Hall of Famer, stops reading and puts down the report with a look of irony and recognition on his face.
    — Bill Edelstein, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
  • World record holder, again The original Top Thrill Dragster was the first strata coaster, known as any roller coaster eclipsing a height of 400 feet.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Biologists confirmed Wade’s catch July 1 and named him the new state record holder.
    — Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2024
  • This one focuses on Nate Wright, described by his creator as 11 years old and the record holder for most detentions in his school’s history.
    — David Hulen, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Kevin is the tallest living dog, but the previous record holder—another Great Dane named Zeus, who died in September—was about three inches taller than him.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2024
  • They were notified in early August that Laci was indeed the new female junior world record holder.
    — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The previous record holder, Ingemar Stenmark, needed 15 seasons to get there; Shiffrin did it in 11.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The two-year-old pup became the record holder on March 22 after his height — while standing on all four paws — was verified by a veterinarian.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023

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