date back
Example Sentences
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Messi has pushed that defeat date back for a long, long time now.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The preserved tissues date back more than 450 million years, making them far older than the earliest dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many of Iran’s jets date back decades to the time of the Shah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In France, some 92,000 hectares have burned over the same period -- the largest area ever documented in records that date back two decades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Says here,” Lara continues, squinting at her phone, “that boogeypeople date back seven hundred years to the war with the Night Brothers.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
