retrace

Example Sentences

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“Our marriage will never survive this,” I thought, then began to retrace the previous day, then my entire life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Then, if you’re as hungry as I was, you rapidly retrace steps and head to the Seaside Foods deli counter in Sebastian’s General Store, a block from the pier.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

When an old combat friend of her husband’s agrees to help retrace his steps in order to try and help locate the body, “Việt and Nam” leaves the darkened corners of the mine behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

The couple used the images to retrace Deborah's final footsteps and raised money for six fishing boats for those who had lost their livelihoods.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

He came to the ashes of the watch-fire near the river-bank, and then began to retrace the ground back towards the knoll where the battle had been fought.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien