How to Use milestone in a Sentence

milestone

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  • 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
  • Clark made the 242nd 3-pointer of her career to get to the milestone.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • During the first half of the year, Lilly’s stock seemed destined to reach the milestone.
    — Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • There were plenty of milestones to go around in the NHL on Sunday evening.
    — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 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
  • It’s the first Tom Cruise film to join the billion-dollar club, and the 50th Hollywood movie to achieve the milestone.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The event marked an important milestone for a project that had been years in the making.
    — Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • 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 | Minabinett@al.com, 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
  • Even at this ticket price, the approval is a milestone for patients.
    — WIRED, 5 Dec. 2022
  • 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 | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The retail crowd's fervor for Tesla shares hit a fresh milestone this week.
    — Hannah Miao, WSJ, 12 Jan. 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
  • Despite a slow start to this season, Crosby has been no stranger to milestone moments.
    — Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024

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