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
  • This year was a milestone in terms of Cannes movies at the Oscars.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Prom isn’t the first milestone Tatum Kelly and Leighton Long have shared.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 June 2023
  • Each milestone of your child’s life is a milestone in your own too.
    Hazlitt, 31 July 2024
  • With this being a massive milestone as the show’s 200th episode, what was the vibe like on set?
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Read on for 100 days of school ideas to celebrate this milestone in the school year.
    Amanda Morin, Parents, 8 July 2024
  • About 30 of them on hand for the milestone stood off in the distance, whooping and cheering.
    Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • 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
  • In the 49 years since, 14 players with Alabama roots have reached the milestone.
    Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 9 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Although those workers chose not to join the union, this address marked a milestone.
    Erik Loomis, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
  • But the Civil Rights Act itself was a milestone the president didn’t live to see.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Turning 21 is a milestone that can’t be beaten, and meeting the moment with the best gifts for 21-year-olds goes a long way.
    Annie Blackman, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Ohtani hit a milestone last week, clocking 80 mph in his flat-ground throwing drills from 60 feet.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 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 | [email protected], al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The company hit new milestones with the test flight and Musk appeared triumphant.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
  • That begs the question: which tech giant will hit the next big milestone, $4 trillion in market cap, first?
    Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 7 July 2024
  • In early April, Zachary Willmore reached a new milestone.
    Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • People have been sharing their thoughts, jokes and milestones on Twitter for as many as 17 years.
    Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • When Gen X reached this same milestone, their average age was 32.
    Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 6 Apr. 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
  • Getting juice to the grid is a key milestone for energy startups—and one many never reach.
    Tom Steyer, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Two major life milestones taking place within that timeline is a shocking reminder of just how long Swift has been on tour.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Within a year of dating, 31-year-old Siara Rouzer crossed a major relationship milestone.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024

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