retrace

Example Sentences

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In other words, it’s reasonable to feel relief once crude oil prices retrace their journey back to where they were before the Iran war began.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Federal investigators used data from a network of license-plate readers and traffic-surveillance cameras collected by local police to retrace her movements in the days before the shooting, court documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

With Ukrainian airspace closed because of the war with Russia, they will then retrace their steps to Poland and fly to London for next week's second leg.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

To help drive his point home, Krinsky cited several recent examples: Silver prices soared in January, before a punishing selloff saw the white metal retrace nearly all of its year-to-date gains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

In fact, for a moment I wondered if my best strategy would not be to retrace my steps to the Ford and simply sit in it until another motorist came by.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro