Sentence examples for distance record from inspiring English sources
He wanted the absolute distance record.
The Mermaid may set a distance record, but it will not break any speed records.
Today, Chang'e 1 was 75,000 miles from earth - a distance record for China's space industry.
The next year she broke the distance record, swimming from the Bahamas to Florida (an easier stretch of water).
In 1937, Ms. Earhart tried to set a distance record flying around the world near the equator.
The current distance record for a paraglider is 311 miles, and the record for staying aloft is 11 hours.
Durand was regarded as the only pilot there with the ability to break the absolute distance record.
The finding shattered what's known as the "cosmic distance record," illuminating a point in time that scientists once thought could never be seen with current technology.
A new extraterrestrial distance record-holder has trundled into view: NASA's Opportunity rover.
It was the fifth time in 10 days that a middle- or long-distance record was broken.
After 1980 other technologies, such as facsimile and electronic mail, took over the role of long-distance record communications formerly supplied by the telegraph.
