How to Use history in a Sentence
history
noun
- They were one of the greatest teams in history.
- It was one of the most destructive storms in modern history.
- He wrote a well-known history of the British empire.
- The book begins with a brief history of the Internet.
- I studied history in college.
- The history of space exploration is a fascinating topic.
- It was a period in American history when most people lived and worked on farms.
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And many of the homes are open for history tours as well.
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Meagan Drillinger,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2022
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This was to be the greatest prank in the history of the county.
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Julia A. Morales,
Seventeen,
1 Mar. 2023
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Now comes the sixth trip to the Final Four in school history.
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Joseph Duarte,
San Antonio Express-News,
29 Mar. 2021
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Conroy's firing would have been the first forced ouster in the history of the House.
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Fox News,
2 Oct. 2018
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The next step is making it a weekend that will live in the history books.
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Chris Bumbaca,
USA TODAY,
29 July 2021
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It's steeped in history and the legacies that these guys have.
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Doug Ferguson,
orlandosentinel.com,
6 May 2021
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The rest is history and is constructed well in the book.
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Thomas Gase,
The Mercury News,
21 June 2019
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Four home runs in nine games is the most by a Reds player in team history.
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John Fay,
Cincinnati.com,
10 Aug. 2019
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If history is any guide, then at least one of them will.
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Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
23 Jan. 2019
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There aren't many people in the history of the world who can match him in that regard.
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Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 June 2023
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Lou will be talking about the history of the local area and the distillery.
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Hartford Courant,
19 May 2022
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But this was the first puffin in the station's 44-year history.
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USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2024
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The Colts are winners for the first time in a month, and their three-game losing streak is history.
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Zak Keefer,
Indianapolis Star,
5 Nov. 2017
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Many of us who have this kind of history want to help others.
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Pauline Campos,
Good Housekeeping,
13 July 2017
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The Flames managed just eight shots on goal, a record low in the franchise’s history.
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Keith Gave,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2018
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Mills is the first player in Heat history to wear No. 88.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2024
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The Grizzlies are 2-1 in Game 6s on the road and trying to force just the third Game 7 in franchise history.
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Mark Heim | [email protected],
al,
28 Apr. 2023
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One of the greatest musicians in the history of mankind.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2020
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But the fashion house also has a long-history with the circus.
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Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Harper's BAZAAR,
22 Jan. 2019
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But now, a new book is exhuming them from the trash heap of history.
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Megan C. Hills,
CNN,
10 June 2022
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Market Street has risen and fallen with the tides of history.
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Carl Nolte,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 July 2021
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Beyoncé’s complicated history in album of the year means that all eyes will be on that prize when Grammy nominations are announced.
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Mikael Wood,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2024
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The subsequent 14-fight win streak, nine victories by finish, title win, and three consecutive defenses put him in the conversation for greatest lightweight in MMA history.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
26 Oct. 2024
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