How to Use date back in a Sentence
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The tolls date back years, and the fees are more than five times the tolls.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Some of the videos date back to 2024.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Records at the gauge date back to 1947.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Many of these concerns date back much further.
—PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
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Then there are all the keys, some of which date back to the 1920s.
—Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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The origins of the project date back to 1981.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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The apartments date back to the Georgian era.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
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Other closures date back decades.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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But then as the strike ended, Sony pushed the date back three months, out of summer.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
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Plans for Carolina North date back many years.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Some of the systems date back more than 50 years, making a quick fix not quite so easy.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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But the spirits released under its banner date back years, even decades.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 May 2023
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Many of the properties date back to the mid-1900s.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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The charges date back to 1986, according to court records.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026
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These maces, which date back to the 17th century, are made of silver gilt over oak.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2023
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Ticketmaster’s clashes with artists and fans date back three decades.
—Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Both the tools and techniques date back centuries, even millennia.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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These dense galaxies date back to a time when other parts of space were very primitive.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2023
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Many of the crowns, jewels and robes worn during the coronation date back hundreds of years.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
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Pigeon Key’s grounds and buildings date back to 1908.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
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The oldest of the cat skeletal remains date back about 4,000 years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
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The White House says Biden’s plan would push that date back to the 2050s.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2023
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The roots of this practice date back to the Early Republic.
—Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Its origins date back 16 years and have been the topic of discussion ever since.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Dec. 2023
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Elliptic curves, which date back to at least ancient Greece, are central to many areas of study.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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However, some snags kept pushing the reopening date back.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Most are from the wars in the 1990s, but some date back even to World War One.
—Stevo Vasiljevic, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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The ties binding the equine worlds of the UK and Arabia date back to year zero for the sport.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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The city is home to the legendary Dogwood Trails, which date back to 1955.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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The home also uniquely features roads and trails that date back to the early 1900s.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
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