Sentence examples for striking a record from inspiring English sources

In 1999, he was cited for disorderly conduct, a violation, after striking a record label executive with a Champagne bottle and a telephone.

In the aftermath of the second world war, the biographer and novelist Anthony Powell, himself a great chronicler of England in uncertain times, found in Aubrey's work "as striking a record of Englishmen and English ways as has ever been written".

Crude oil was at $140.90 a barrel Friday afternoon after striking a record high of $142.26 earlier in the day.

His "Mao" may well strike a record price.

Ms. Monheit, a young singer who came in second at the Thelonious Monk vocals competition two years ago (in a memorable comeback, the late Teri Thornton was the winner) recently struck a record deal and is going about setting up a proper career.

Swinging for the Books The strikeout record for a batter has been broken in each of the last two seasons, with Philadelphia's Ryan Howard striking out a record 199 times in 2007 and Arizona's Mark Reynolds topping that with 204 strikeouts last year.

Rohit Sharma struck a world record number of sixes in one-day internationals, 16, as India thrashed Australia to win their seven-match series 3-2 in Bangalore.

Nevertheless, any deal at all would be a major achievement for a Congress that is poised to strike a new record for the least legislation passed in one year and would be a much-needed confidence boost for the economy.

U.S. oil prices struck a fresh record high on Wednesday on concerns that a campaign of violence by Islamic militants in Saudi Arabia could destabilise the world's biggest crude exporter.

Nearly a decade later, after striking a deal with Atlantic Records, the 25-year-old, who now goes by the stage name "Oliver Tree," got to drive the vehicle of his dreams in his first major video.

Moreover, in 2012 they took that world title on Australian turf, in Melbourne with a world record, striking a major psychological blow in the buildup.