were retracing
- past progressive of retrace.
Example Sentences
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When Welsh writer Iain Sinclair set out for the Peruvian Amazon with his daughter in 2019, the pair were retracing a journey his great-grandfather, a traveling planter and writer, described in an 1895 book.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021
“It was like we were retracing their steps,” she said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2015
They were retracing Charles Howard’s youthful journey, thirty years later.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
They had turned round and were retracing their way toward Merriwell and his friends without noticing it.
From Frank Merriwell's Reward by Standish, Burt L.
The arrangements were quickly made, the provisions distributed, an explanation made, and in less than an hour the travellers were retracing their steps in hot haste.
From Black Ivory by Pearson, Francis B.
