- 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 ● 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 ● Sep. 10, 2026
The dispute traces back to 2009, when AMC contracted with Kirkman for the TV rights to his comic book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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 ● Sep. 6, 2026
When I came down again, I found Joe and Orlick sweeping up, without any other traces of discomposure than a slit in one of Orlick’s nostrils, which was neither expressive nor ornamental.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
