carbon-date
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of carbon-date
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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I don’t personally think that you need to carbon-date every incident, or that everything needs to be shoved in an evidence bag and waved in the other person’s face.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022
A small amount of carbon-14 was also added so future scientists would be able to carbon-date the package from the past.
From Salon • May 28, 2022
When did the modern four-day reality Punch & Judy big-ticket hearing really start, in your view, or, you can’t carbon-date it like that?
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2017
I’ve noticed that some of the most devoted readers tend to carbon-date themselves by editor.
From The Guardian • May 29, 2015
Specific references instantly carbon-date those films, rendering them ever more unintelligible to future viewers.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2010
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