- present tense form of trace (3rd person singular).
traces
Example Sentences
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As adults, we begin to recognize them for what they are: traces of lives lived before us, of losses and experiences that continue to echo across generations.
From Slate β Sep. 11, 2026
Gibney traces the career and life of the South Africa-born Musk from dot-com entrepreneur in Silicon Valley in the early 2000s to becoming the world's first trillionaire.
From Barron's β Sep. 10, 2026
“East of the River” traces the page’s origins, collaging screenshots of the young account when it had just 61 posts and 900 followers.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 9, 2026
Unretouched triangular microlithic projectile points have been identified from their impact traces in the oldest occupation layers of the Obi-Rakhmat site in Uzbekistan, dating to 80,000 years ago.
From Science Daily β Sep. 6, 2026
“I want to know where you received that bite. There was blood only in your bedroom—no traces of it in the hallway or anywhere else.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
