- 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
They were among the 88 temples of the Henro pilgrimage route that traces back 1,200 years and meanders roughly 750 miles around Japan’s fourth-largest island.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 6, 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
Thornton’s “Wheel of Fortune” tenure traces back to 2011 following the death of his predecessor, Charlie O’Donnell.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 4, 2026
That shadow would marry this shadow, and the peculiar, yellowish soil of our locality seal the wound in the whiteness, and yet another snowfall erase the traces of newness in Joan's grave.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
