trace

Example Sentences

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But while Naden left in his wake a string of burgled properties and makeshift camps – including at a zoo – there was no trace of Freeman.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

More than half of all Emiratis trace their ancestral roots to southern Iran, said Mira Al Hussein, an associate fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s Alwaleed bin Talal Centre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Only this wasn’t ER, and Dr. Weiner’s voice, dispassionate as he tried to make it, contained an unmistakable trace of actual human horror.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

It was only in 2025, while preparing an exhibition, that Parich managed to trace the hat's journey and confirm its authenticity.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

He carried the smallest trace of an accent, and his words sounded like they were walking along the countryside, up and down and up and down the hills.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller