Sentence examples for break a mark from inspiring English sources

Oklahoma City's scoring 0.96 points per possession in fourth quarters since the break, a mark which ranks 29th in the league and is a far cry from its 1.1 points per possession average over all quarters this season, which ranks second to the Warriors.

He broke a mark set a year earlier by Global Crossing's Gary Winnick.

It crested at record highs, breaking a mark set in 1996, when flooding closed the highway for four days.

The jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. won his record ninth Gold Cup, breaking a mark shared with Bill Shoemaker.

He set the American League career stolen-base record that year with his 893rd steal, again breaking a mark set by Cobb.

Last year, Thompson set a world record of 57.88 seconds, breaking a mark by Mary T. Meagher that had stood for 18 years.

Last year Thompson set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly, 57.88 seconds, breaking a mark by Mary T. Meagher that had stood for 18 years.

And he broke a mark for endurance that combined skill, strict adherence to conditioning, intelligence and the will to play through injuries.

Drew Brees set the N.F.L. record for passing yards in a season Monday night, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held for 27 years, and the New Orleans Saints clinched the N.F.C.

The victory gave Tennessee a school-record 23 victories, breaking a mark set in 1976-77, and moved it into a tie with Kentucky for second place in the S.E.C.'s East Division.

Drew Brees set an NFL record on Sunday night with touchdown passes in 48 straight games, breaking a mark set by the Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas a half-century ago.