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Example sentences for "retraced"

Lexicographically close words:
retourna; retourne; retourned; retourner; retrace; retraces; retracing; retract; retractation; retracted
  1. Then I retraced my way and rode around on the divide so as to be in on the final chase.

  2. I retraced my steps towards camp, as I was beginning to have another attack of what usually ailed me, hunger.

  3. Believing that he must have passed her in the darkness, Middleton retraced his steps to meet with another disappointment.

  4. Retraced our steps back, leaving one of Sherman's divisions to guard the place and we were to go and partake in more stirring scenes.

  5. Retraced our track the day before, arrived at Germantown by sundown, but pushed on six.

  6. I remained with them for an hour, then retraced my steps alone through the solitary woods.

  7. After this effort, he retraced his steps slowly back to Casqui.

  8. We then retraced our steps to our fire in the front of the cave, where there were evidences of Indian camp-fires.

  9. For three or four days more they continued on; but at length they were forced to return by want of water, which they had been obliged to seek for every night a league or two back from the river, and retraced their steps to Cibola.

  10. Accordingly he retraced his steps no farther than to Compostella and Guadalaxara, where he remained, and established the colonies from which was formed the province known afterwards as New Gallicia.

  11. From this point he retraced his steps as speedily as possible to Compostella, where he rejoined Coronado, and sent immediate notice of his return to the Viceroy.

  12. He remained where she had left him, sunk in meditation, which retraced one by one the passages of his love for her.

  13. He retraced his steps to the house and called two of his servants, and gave them orders to break open the door of the boathouse and take out the Una boat as the lightest and swiftest.

  14. He turned at once, and, without another word, we retraced our steps to the house of Aros.

  15. He bent down again and directed his keen scrutiny on the road, then retraced his steps for a short distance.

  16. One day I went along the coast to the next village of Repun, and then retraced my steps to Aputa, as there was nothing of interest at the former place.

  17. As it was impossible to take my ponies along the few miles between Cape Erimo and Shoya, following the precipitous coast, I retraced my steps to Horoizumi, meaning to attempt the mountain pass the next morning.

  18. I was so amazed that I retraced a step or two toward him.

  19. He retraced his steps to the couch, where he stooped, pressed his sister's thin fingers, and kissed her.

  20. With that he retraced his steps to where his cycle was standing on the wrong side of the tantalizing stream.

  21. It was the only possible way unless he retraced his route.

  22. The fugitives promptly retraced their steps for nearly two hundred yards, then striking off at right angles kept parallel to, and at a fairly safe distance from, the railway line.

  23. The rest of the crowd, finding that the explosions had entirely ceased, had either retraced their steps or had awaited possible developments.

  24. They retraced their steps to the priory church for the services of Easter Eve.

  25. Their horses being well rested and full of spirit for the journey, they passed Glastonbury, still empty and desolate, in the middle of the day, and retraced by easy stages the whole of Alfred's previous route from home.

  26. As fast as possible, without attracting undue attention, he retraced his way; passed in and out of tortuous thoroughfares; by shops from whence came the smell of frying fish; down alleys where squalor lurked.

  27. So I retraced my steps, intending to see if there was any other branch nearer to the sea.

  28. Then we retraced our steps and gained the pile of debris of the explosion at the cave's mouth.

  29. He retraced his course with the utmost caution, until he judged that he must be nearing the Indian outposts.

  30. Nothing possibly could suit them better, and while Mr. Melton retraced his steps to the house they followed the foreman to the corral.

  31. She retraced her steps towards the Place, and, passing up the garden, was admitted through the back entrance by the faithful Marian.

  32. The two murderers then retraced their steps to the apartment on the first floor.

  33. He then left the gloomy precincts of the debtors' gaol, and retraced his steps towards the City.

  34. The two maidens now felt wearied with the somewhat lengthy walk which they had taken; and they accordingly retraced their steps to the mansion.

  35. Determined to ascertain the motive of this man's perseverance in dogging him thus, he conducted Isabella by a short cut back to the house, and retraced his steps to encounter the person who was still following him.

  36. Holford paid another visit to the larder, and then retraced his steps unobserved to the lumber-room, where he slept until a late hour in the morning.

  37. The bottom of the staircase was reached: the villains deposited their burden for a moment in the passage, while Dick retraced his steps to fetch down the candle.

  38. The three body-snatchers retraced their steps to the house in the vicinity of the Bird-cage Walk; and the Cracksman and Buffer, having deposited the implements of their avocation in the corner of the front room, took their departure.

  39. Richard watched her receding form until she entered the grove of evergreens surrounding her father's mansion: he then retraced his steps towards Richmond.

  40. Having taken the cloaks from the table, he slowly retraced his steps up the stairs, and disappeared from Holford's view.

  41. We said it was with a light heart that Richard Markham retraced his steps to Richmond, after having parted with the Princess Isabella.

  42. Bill Bolter took leave of his companions at about eight o'clock in the morning, after a night of boisterous revelry; and rapidly retraced his steps homewards.

  43. They lingered for some time upon the summit of the hill, without exchanging a word; and then, maintaining the same silence, slowly retraced their steps towards the mansion.

  44. Such was Ellen Monroe when she retraced her way, on the present occasion, to the dwelling of the old hag--that way which had led her to so frightful a precipice before!

  45. I retraced my footsteps and plunged into the heart of the forest; the soughing of the wind in the branches deepened with the growing size of the trees.

  46. Leaving Socego, during the two first days, we retraced our steps.

  47. Finding little of interest in this part of the ravine, we retraced our steps to the house of Don Benito, where I stayed two days collecting fossil shells and wood.

  48. Leaving Socˆgo, during the two first days we retraced our steps.

  49. The conveyances were given her, she retraced her steps to the deserted battle-field, and soon had some eight or ten poor sufferers in the wagons, and on their way to camp.

  50. Our appearance at Ashland drew the Confederates out in that direction, as was hoped, so, leaving Colonel Pennington's brigade there to amuse them, the united command retraced its route to Mount Carmel church to cross the North Anna.

  51. The necessity for going farther south being thus obviated we retraced our steps to Petersburg, from which place I proceeded by steamer to Washington, leaving, the cavalry to be marched thither by easy stages.

  52. In this uncertainty he too retraced his way to the Isthmus, and soon rejoined his friend, by whom he was deputed to pass over to Panamá and make arrangements with the governor for the further prosecution of their enterprise.

  53. Valdivia, satisfied with his acquisitions, retraced his steps, and on his return march erected a fortress in each of the three provinces of Puren, Tucapel, and Arauco.

  54. Irala, in conformity with the orders of the President Gasca of Peru, retraced his steps to Asuncion.

  55. Having reached the Punta de Pasado, he retraced his way and rejoined Pizarro.

  56. The second convoy having arrived, John left them safely under cover while he retraced his steps for a short distance to a spot where he could witness his friend's performance.

  57. Better luck next time," said John, as they retraced their steps.

  58. The passage between Bombay and Bushire, which had been made in thirty-four days, was now retraced in twelve.

  59. On the 23d, we left Purtun; and retraced the route of the preceding day for two miles and a half, when we took a general Westerly direction for twenty-four miles.


  60. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "retraced" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.