How to Use trace in a Sentence

trace

1 of 2 noun

• Above this grass, trace half of a bowl to make a rainbow arch.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
• Separate the whites and yolks and make sure the egg white halves have no trace of cooked yolks.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The aim is not to steal anything, just to break in, leave almost no trace, and snoop around.
  — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
• The worst thing is that these payloads of bad stuff leave no trace behind.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023
• And the trace that the thread leaves behind has the symmetry of a modular shape.
  — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
• His face bore not the solemn trace of history but the mark of the national rot to come.
  — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• But since then, there has been no trace of the teen who loved to spend time with her brothers and watch scary movies.
  — Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• Eeeek! Don't freak out — there are a couple of ways to remove any trace of your beat.
  — Seventeen, 20 Apr. 2023
• If both large and small traces exist, Sunday’s trace seemed a small one.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
• There was no trace of the apple juice stains on the mattress pad after it was spot cleaned in our lab.
  — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
• Keep in mind, due to the production process, some may have trace amounts of alcohol.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2023
• Meanwhile, east of the metro, only a trace to a tenth of an inch is likely, the weather service said.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
• After a week of searching, rescuers have found no trace of them.
  — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
• Still, Fields didn’t leave many traces: no diaries or letters.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Cook until the juices of the thigh run clear with no trace of pink when pierced, about 20 minutes, or more for a larger chicken.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
• Our homes and apartments, even our campfires, leave traces in the ground that someone, someday, will be able to find.
  — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
• There is not a single trace, not an errant shot anywhere in the film, that bears the director's stamp.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
• Once the herd moves on, Wilderness packs up and makes for the next location, leaving no trace behind.
  — Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2023
• While some of the professor's effects were found, there was no trace of Rantakari, Bello said.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
• In the years since, Bryant said, no physical or digital trace of her has turned up.
  — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Biden retains the traces of a childhood stutter and has long been prone to gaffes or verbal stumbles.
  — Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• Years later, some of the money turned up half-buried in the wilderness—but no trace of Cooper has ever been found.
  — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
• In Washington, measurable rain fell on six of July’s nine days, with traces on the rest.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• However, there is no trace of Charles on her account and the same can be said for his Instagram.
  — Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
• This was followed by Chagrin Falls (0.5), with trace amounts elsewhere.
  — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2023
• The initial radar survey intended to locate any traces of the WWII battles that had taken place in the area.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
• Archaeologists think they were once covered in gold, based on traces still present on the items.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
• Only a tiny speck of blood was found on the backside of Perrault's pants, and a trace amount of gun powder residue was found on his left hand when tested.
  — Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2023
• While most of the trace evidence had been washed away, two red carpet fibers remained behind.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2023
• Greasy beef fat and sticky fruit remains scrubbed off with ease, leaving no lingering scent or trace.
  — Kat Thompson, Bon Appétit, 31 Oct. 2023

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trace

2 of 2 verb

• She traced the letters of her name.
• We will need to trace the electrical wires through the walls.
• You can put a piece of paper over the pattern and trace it.
• The children traced their hands onto the sidewalk with chalk.
• The growth spurt of the first name Ryan can be traced back to my dad.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• The friends’ connection traces back to their teenage years.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
• The trend, like so many others, can be traced to the pandemic.
  — Amelia Abraham, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
• Finally, and here’s the thing, trace an arc through all of them and all of it — all the way back to Janet Jackson.
  — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• The license plate was traced, but the fire department did not report the results.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
• At the same time, the White House has been working to trace a flurry of new infections of close Trump aides and allies.
  — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
• The Cascos tried to trace their steps by memory, to recall where the bedrooms once stood and where the bathrooms were.
  — Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Kouri is part of the Red Lake tribe in the Minneapolis area and traces her family roots to the Ojibwe.
  — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
• In just a few hours, fire tore through the town center, which traces its roots back to the 1700s and was on the National Register of Historic Places.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• But the fact that the money cannot be publicly traced highlights the difficulty of putting such assertions to the test.
  — Brian Slodysko, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
• However, the source of Marvel’s current troubles can be traced back to 2020.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• Mark, whose love for performing can be traced back to a high school after-school program, took the stage at Coachella in 2022.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
• This tradition can be traced back to Southern Italy, where it is known simply as la vigilia (the eve).
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
• Like many lovers of the dish, Daniel Joseph can trace his allegiance back to childhood memories of dining out.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• However, its origins can be traced back to the early 1970s when the shoe started to gain traction in the emerging hip-hop scene in New York City.
  — Quincy Green, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2023
• The ups and downs of low-income housing Low-income public housing can trace its roots to the Great Depression.
  — Ashima Krishna, The Conversation, 7 July 2020
• Check your altimeter and trace the elevation lines on the map.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• The book traced the links between race, class, and environmental health.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2023
• Historians trace their founding all the way back to 1823, long before Texas became a state.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
• The revered restaurant, with roots tracing back more than two centuries, was once a hangout for Buffalo Bill.
  — David Enrich, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• Daihatsu’s history can be traced back to the early 1900s.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 21 Dec. 2023
• The Panthers' heartbreak could be traced to a disappointing final quarter, when they were outscored 6-0 by the Raiders.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• To make meaning out of music, the brain has to make connections that Sulzer still can’t trace in his lab at Columbia.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• Lots of those people could be traced back to a residential address with a great deal of confidence.
  — Byron Tau, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
• Ciarán’s origins can be traced to a strong cold front that just swept across the eastern United States and to a zone of low pressure forming along it east of New England.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• Scammers often insist on being paid with gift cards because their details are easy to share, easy to redeem and hard to trace.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024