date back

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: to have come into being (a number of years ago)

a custom that dates back 400 years

Examples of date back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The annual drills with South Korean forces date back to at least 1976 and are largely to counter North Korea's nuclear program. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

Rock paintings in Indonesian caves could date back around 70,000 years, yet their remarkable state of preservation may be attributed at least in part to a stable microclimate, far from rain, heat, and wind. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Observations of this meteor shower date back over 2,000 years. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Passengers board meticulously restored Gran Confort carriages, which date back to the 1970s and are emblems of Modern Italian design, with velvet-upholstered seats and panoramic windows. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for date back

• almanac
• camelback
• cardiac
• carryback
• cluniac
• diamondback
• lumberjack
• maniac
• paperback
• piggyback
• quarterback
• saddleback