It is too late," replies Jim, retracing his steps to the table; "you forget that it is two days old.
The substitution of this ejaculation for the noun which usually concludes the proverb is due to the fact of the couple he is interested in having come back into sight, retracing their steps, and again approaching.
It is unanswered still, when, retracing their steps a little, they sit down under the lee of one of the half-wrecked blocks to enjoy the view.
Then the weather main-brace was hauled taut and the heavy yard swung round, the Silver Queen coming up to the wind with a sort of shiver, as if she did not like turning back and retracing her course.
Retracing his steps to the northern end of the height, the visitor historically interested in Gibraltar will do well to survey the scene from here once more before descending to inspect the fortifications of the coast line.
At length she rose, to all appearance more composed, and retracing the forest path with slow, sad steps, she re-entered the Indian town.
He was on the point of retracing his path in order to look for a trail, when he was arrested by a faint sound, as from a movement in the water.
Having come to this determination, he quitted the Blue Velvet Closet, and was retracing his way to the scene of brilliant gaiety, when he encountered Sir Phillip Warren in the corridor.
Retracing their steps, and falling back upon the river, they consulted where to make another attempt.
Retracing their steps, the chums inspected the motors immediately for'ard of the owner's cabin.
The "Golden Hind" had been practically retracing her course, and might be anything from fifty to a hundred miles farther away from her goal than she had been when the storm enveloped her.
While thus residing on the banks of the Delaware, sadly retracing the memorable events of the past and recording its scenes, he received a proposition which surprised and gratified him.
Rapidly retracing his steps to Valladolid, he spent five days in giving the most minute directions for the movements of the army, and for the administration of affairs in Spain.
Then she thought of retracing her steps, but Paul suggested that they might get farther away in this manner, and that by continuing up the ravine a crossing soon would be found.
Retracing the way to another road, after a roundabout journey they stop in front of a large mansion surrounded by a grove.
The young man hardly can prevent retracing his steps and again meeting the girl.
Our only way of retracing our path was to notch the trees as we cut.
We were retracing the course of Cortes as he cruised round from the island of Cozumel, whither we were bound.
It was, however, pleasurable to linger midway between the two islands, retracing our route in the one by the lines of its mountain ranges, and anticipating fresh delight in penetrating those of the Gallura now in prospect.
In retracing their way after losing Rokoff's trail Tarzan picked it up again at a point where the Russian had left the river and taken to the brush in a northerly direction.
She passed the full length of the main room, and thenretracing her steps stopped before each door to listen, furtively trying each latch.
The creature, whatever it was, made a running leap, that carried him some distance beyond, when he struck the ground and ran a few leaps before turning about and retracing his steps.
We were doomed to have only our march for our trouble—the expected convoy of the enemy had escaped us; so that, harassed to death, we had the pleasure of retracing our steps not a wit wiser than we went.
We had again the agreeable task of retracing our steps, with the same hurry we had advanced.
Retracing my steps, I eventually met Mom and Dad ascending toward the direction I had climbed.
Once their mistakes were evident, they wasted no time retracing their steps, trundling down the trail with parched mouths agape and pouting loudly for the lifestyle they had momentarily misplaced.
They did not altogether like the look of things, and would have preferred retracing their steps, but of course they had not the slightest notion of deserting their young master.
All thought of the hunt had now to be given up, but as they were sadly retracing their steps, they espied the smoke of a tepee at the end of a small clearing.
We go eastward to realise history and study the works of art and literature, retracing the steps of the race; we go westward as into the future, with a spirit of enterprise and adventure.
There can be no doubt that the ghost of Allan, retracing its mundane haunts at that moment trailed its shadowy substance through the offspring of its discarded flesh.
It was the devious cruising Rachel, that in retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan.
In retracing the preliminary causes of the revolution, I hope to show that it was as impossible to avoid as to guide it.
Moreau, exposed on his left wing, was reduced to the necessity of retracing his steps, and he then effected his memorable retreat.
Retracing my steps in company to the village I had just previously left, the cavalcade halted, and I was instructed to proceed, and report myself to the General-in-Chief in Mexico.
We repeatedly missed the trail, and lost hours in retracing our steps and searching for the right course.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "retracing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
