retrace

Example Sentences

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A veteran homicide detective named Jim Ford tried to retrace Cynthia’s last steps.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Our marriage will never survive this,” I thought, then began to retrace the previous day, then my entire life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

But with the driver still failing to provide any plausible explanation, officers took the same model of van back to the scene, to retrace his route.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

That moment proves pivotal to two new projects that retrace Candy’s life and work some 31 years after the actor died from a heart attack at the age of 43.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

The answer is obvious—so I could retrace my steps.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black