How to Use historical in a Sentence

historical

adjective
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  • The kings are listed in historical order.
  • He strove for historical accuracy in the movie.
  • Lovers of hard facts should check out our roundup of some of the summer’s best historical books.
    — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, there was no recreation of that, no historical footage of that.
    — Michael Calore, WIRED, 20 July 2023
  • But the scale and historical nature of the estate ranks it among the grandest in all of Montecito.
    — James McClain, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
  • But the American historical psyche — the nasty, lurid stuff, the paranoia, the paradox, the farce, the terror, the truth.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • As the pair stood and reflected in-front of the image, the air stood still, with the silence echoing around the historical cathedral.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In the Northern Sierra, the snowpack was up to 81% of its historical level on Feb. 11.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The news of Bryan’s arrest follows a streak of historical success for the country singer.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Read on to learn about the real-life events that inspired the historical drama.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The Dow closed up, which aligned with the historical trend of market rallies on Election Day.
    — Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,rebecca Picciotto,ece Yildirim,annie Nova, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Pearson said that yield is a historical low not felt since 1955.
    — Evan Lasseter, ajc, 10 July 2023
  • Pam now lives in the house with her husband, Rick, and the two have managed to renovate the space while keeping some of its historical charm.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
  • And those who arrived in the Holy Land in the 19th century and over the decades since were, in an historical sense, not coming in but, rather, coming back.
    — Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Such is the case with the historical romantic-comedy My Lady Jane, one of the best shows of 2024.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Now, researchers plan to pull the wreck from the depths in hopes of learning more about historical shipbuilding techniques.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023
  • To illustrate that, here’s a by-the-numbers look at the historical successes and failures of the MLB draft’s 17th overall picks.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2023
  • Hop on a bike in Berlin to explore the city's abundance of museums, historical sites, cafés, nightclubs, and parks.
    — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Just how close Englander’s performance is to the real Hirschman, and how close the series aligns with the historical record, is a bit beside the point.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Yes, the painting evokes a specific historical event: a Basque town razed by German bombs.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But now that he’s made a historical epic that became a smash box-office hit, all is forgiven.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • That can also be seen in the fact that the unemployment rate, at 4% in May, remains very low by historical standards.
    — Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 June 2024
  • Second, there’s a new debate about the identity of the historical Jesus.
    — John Blake, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
  • But despite its unique historical role, the platform, founded by Pavel Durov, presents a challenge.
    — Masha Borak, The Verge, 7 July 2023
  • There is a historical myth about her that persists (read more here), that was part of what inspired the depiction of the character in both series.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • The film was shot earlier this year in Deep Ellum, a historical district of Dallas.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
  • But the date will mark a historical and pivotal occasion.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023
  • For the places that did not provide data, the group estimated the changes based on historical data and the trends for nearby clinics.
    — Margot Sanger-Katz and Claire Cain Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The lake — which stretched about 10 miles across this year, according to satellite images — is still a shadow of its historical extent.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 July 2023
  • Among the items available are works of art, historical artifacts, and pop culture memorabilia that collectors won’t want to miss out on.
    — Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024

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