trace [sense 1], See full dictionary entry for trace
Examples of 'trace back' in a sentence
trace back
They're people who trace back to rep, some of them even to music hall.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Trace back many stories and you will find a local journalist.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And why do the crimes always have to trace back to her?
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
We expect things to change with a festival whose origins trace back to 1718.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Can you trace back to when they started so you can deal with any underlying issue too?
The Sun (2012)
The researchers used genetic material from 34 species of bedbugs, collected over 15 years, to trace back the insect’s evolutionary tree.
2019, 'Bedbugs Scurried the Earth Alongside the Dinosaurs 100 Million Years Ago', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bedbugs-scurried-earth-alongside-dinosaurs-100-million-years-ago-180972197/
Trace back their movements, their phone calls and their associates and you will link them all.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Much of that approach can be traced back to his sporting childhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Ancient discoveries are belatedly traced back to their true find spots.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
One in five early deaths can be traced back to bad diet.