How to Use make history in a Sentence

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  • Italy and Brazil make history The second and third place teams on the night blazed their own trails.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 30 July 2024
  • But the growing group of Dollys must adhere to strict rules for the town to make history.
    — Jennifer Hassan The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2023
  • But new things [in jazz] also need to be done so that the new things can, in turn, make history.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 July 2024
  • But the girls did just make history at Coachella last month.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 2 May 2023
  • They were set to make history in a building already steeped in it.
    — Hadley Green, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2023
  • But the Bruins still go through the Canadiens to make history.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Be sure to check it out: Loved or hated, Scott Wiener is a lightning rod who could make history.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The pair will make history as the first Black starting quarterbacks to face off in a Super Bowl.
    — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The duo will also make history in Hollywood as the first father-son duo to host the program.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The two will also make history by playing on the same team when the new season starts up in October.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
  • Rahm seeks to make history with a victory in his third straight start, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished on the PGA Tour in five years.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Aside from the chance to make history, a win by Edmonton Monday would break a 31-year drought for Canada.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 22 June 2024
  • But the undefeated streak is still alive, and a 28-0 team will have a chance to make history this week at the UIL state tournament.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • She’s said photography has the power to make history and the present speak to each other.
    — Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • Camilla, 75, will also make history as the oldest Queen to be crowned.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • But to them, this had the feel of a power grab — a bunch of Washington lawyers coming down to Jackson to take over once there was a chance to make history.
    — Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 May 2024
  • With Cox, Culkin and Strong opting for the same category, the show could make history as the first to land three lead drama actor noms in a year.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 May 2023
  • Xi made his decision in the service of grander plans: The two dictators would make history.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2023
  • Andy Cohen’s little girl helped make history in the Big Apple.
    — USA TODAY, 4 June 2023
  • Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, has already earned a spot in the best in show and could make history with a win tonight.
    — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • Stéphanie Frappart will make history as the first woman to lead referee a men's World Cup match on Thursday.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Coachella 2023 is ready to make history as the first iteration of the festival where none of the headliners are white.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2023
  • They are also set to make history as the first musica Mexicana act to perform back-to-back shows at the new Intuit Dome on Nov. 15 and 16.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • In a serendipitous twist of fate, Creel and Hicks will actually be in attendance at the game and get to watch the Kelces make history in person.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The next Mega Millions jackpot will likely make history.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Tonight, if the insider reports are correct, Miller is going to make history.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 22 June 2023
  • Four years later, Chisholm would make history again, as the first African American woman to run for president.
    — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • If Willis does allege a multistate racketeering scheme with Trump at its center, the case could test the bounds of the controversial law and make history in the process.
    — Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • Thanks again to LeBron and the Lakers for creating hysteria in an attempt to make history.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • Now, facing a rival who could well make history as the first female and first female of color president, Trump seems again unable to find solid footing.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024

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