date from

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: to have been made in or to have come into being in (a certain time in the past)
This bowl dates from the sixth century.

Examples of date from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Seventy-six paintings — 80 were in New York — range in date from 1958 to 2022. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Then, in 1996, in pursuit of larger venues in larger markets across the U.S., NASCAR took its Cup date from the speedway. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024 All three works date from 1930-32, early in the Great Depression, and a period that marks the maturing of the artist’s career. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 The employee records date from 1799 to 1939, according to Ancestry, and include workers’ names and, in some cases, details about their home addresses, occupations, spouses, children and marriages. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 Stewart’s political instincts also seem to date from a less polarized time. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024 Next up: Cannon will decide whether to move the trial date from the end of May to address the dismissal requests and accommodate Trump and his co-defendants’ desire for more time to build their arguments. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Brady Street Fest is moving its date from July 27 to July 20 this year, one week earlier than usual. Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 In more than 80 drawings and several sketchbooks, which date from the 1970s to the present, women are almost always pictured. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024

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“Date from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20from. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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