dating

/ ˈdeɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. any of several techniques, such as radioactive dating, dendrochronology, or varve dating, for establishing the age of rocks, palaeontological or archaeological specimens, etc

Example Sentences

Telling Leigh he’s doing undercover classified work and can’t disclose where he lives, he starts dating her and helps to calm her fractious home life.

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Until its abolition, capital punishment in France was carried out by beheading with the guillotine, a practice dating back to the French Revolution of 1789.

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One of them suggested watching “Materialists,” a movie about a dating service for high earners, and I did.

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After all, one or the other had won every major title dating back to the start of 2024.

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All of which left the U.S. needing a miracle on Sunday—Europe’s 11.5 points over the first two days were the most in the current format, dating back to 1979.

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