retrace

Example Sentences

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A veteran homicide detective named Jim Ford tried to retrace Cynthia’s last steps.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“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

But with the driver still failing to provide any plausible explanation, officers took the same model of van back to the scene, to retrace his route.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

After a moment longer, he began to retrace his steps, keeping close to the bushes, until he came to the broken wire fence at the entrance to the allotment.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill