trace
Example Sentences
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The parchment, produced in America in the 1780s, seems to trace back to the Richmond family archives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
As a result, vast numbers of neutrinos pass through Earth, and even through our bodies, without leaving a trace.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
The suspect was not known to police and there is no trace of him on any of the PSNI's national security databases, Boutcher said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Not that it lacks a plan: Retrospectively, you can trace back the breadcrumbs that led toward a conclusion, of sorts — but I can say no more.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
His voice reminded me a little of Willem’s, deep, cultivated, the German with only a trace of Dutch accent.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing trace
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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