Example Sentences

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This time Phoenix is notching a record for dry heat.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

The collective heart rate of Westminster is notching up.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023

The blue-chip barometer is notching its worst month in more than three years.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2018

CNN also is notching huge gains with its CNN mobile app, which is bringing young consumers into the CNN tent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2016

The corrected watches are carried to their owners by the next obliging person who passes the post, where the owner is notching off the days on a piece of stick while he waits.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans