Sentence examples for approaching a record from inspiring English sources

"We were approaching a record in tourism.

They have fallen more than 40% since approaching a record high at the end of February when they reached 238.5p.

The men were among the best conditioned in the hobby, but the afternoon heat climbed past 80 degrees, approaching a record high.

He added that he thought the Dow, which was then around 9,500, could be approaching a record high "in another 12 or 18 months".

Responding to fresh signs that the Federal Reserve may be able to avoid further interest rate increases, investors pushed stock prices up briskly yesterday, with the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index approaching a record.

Max Scherzer was approaching a record and the Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker had a decision to make: balance the rare opportunity to make history against the danger of keeping his hurler on the hill with a high pitch count, never mind trying to win a tight ballgame during a losing stretch.

"It's a powerful, potentially dangerous way of approaching a recording," he told me.

For most of the first half, the Patriots seemed to set or approach a record with each snap.

Bonds Flirts With History Twice this season Barry Bonds has approached a record shared by three players: Dale Long, Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey Jr.

"I never approached a record label to try to get signed or anything like that," he said.

In mid-August, the price of gold approached a record high of $1,830 an ounce, amid speculation that it could reach $2,000 by the end of the year.