Example Sentences

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Bethel, I am tracing a crime; if your professional scruples will not permit you to answer me, I must find out by other means what you can easily tell me.

From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.

However, I am tracing my progress on a scale, and the hours melt away—and my letter mustn't grow out of my control.

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry

I can recall the feeling as vividly, while I am tracing these lines, as I did the moment after the cruel blow was inflicted.

From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 by Various

I am tracing up the lineage, and I believe we are all barons.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper