How to Use retrace in a Sentence

retrace

verb
  • The girl went back out to retrace her steps, but hasn't been seen since.
    — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Her mother told her to retrace her steps in hopes of finding the card.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • But there’s only so many times the series can retrace its steps.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Then the drive home, retracing your steps back to the cat and girlfriend.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Get somebody else to retrace your steps and do a walk-through so nothing is missed.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
  • People from all over the world made the bus a focal point and tried to retrace his steps.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
  • For investors, the chances are good that the stock will retrace its losses, and then some.
    — Larry Light, Fortune, 14 July 2022
  • Pedrick and her daughter spent hours retracing their steps and searching the area.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • To return, simply retrace your footsteps down the trail.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The two retrace his steps to try and unravel the circumstances of his death.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Police are pulling surveillance cameras in the area to try to retrace his steps.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The deep clean took about four times as long because the robot retraced its path multiple times.
    — PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Cooper shook his head and refused to retrace his steps when he was instructed to climb out.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The robot then thanked everyone and retraced its steps back down the red carpet.
    — Darlene Superville, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Scientists are going to great lengths to retrace the stone’s steps in this research.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
  • Today cliff divers retrace the steps at sunset, diving into the rolling surf.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • To return, retrace your steps back along the paved path, seeing the sights from a new perspective.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Now 62 years old, the union man and grandfather of three retraced some of their final steps.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • Her mother had reportedly told her to retrace her steps in hopes of finding the card.
    — Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Surely the best way to grasp what the women were doing was to retrace their steadily mounting steps.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022
  • Folau was anxious to retrace his steps to search for his sister’s car, but the roads were impassable.
    — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The men began retracing their steps, but now White maintained that the spot with the railing was the right one.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • References to her work with the late designer can be retraced in this collection.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Bitcoin retraced some of its losses on Tuesday, just one day after a steep drawdown.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The researchers faced many challenges when trying to retrace the steps of the ancient stars and their violent death throes.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Oct. 2022
  • There are enough diversions here to fill a long weekend without ever retracing your steps.
    — Issy Von Simson, Air Mail, 27 June 2026
  • But after retracing the trail and slipping several times on the narrow, cliff-side paths, his fears grew.
    — Daniel Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • You panic, retrace your steps, and waste hours searching for something that was literally right there the whole time.
    — PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2025

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