traces

Idioms and Phrases

see kick over the traces .

Example Sentences

Like a nonfiction novel, Keefe’s book traces five decades of thorny history from the perspective of real-life characters, including the notorious Price sisters, Marian and Dolours, I.R.A. militants whose prison hunger strikes made front-page news in the 1970s, and Gerry Adams, the political leader who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland but has been accused of participating in atrocities committed during the height of the conflict.

From Los Angeles Times

Folk-rock and country-rock pioneer Chris Hillman, the original bassist of the Byrds and co-founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers with Gram Parsons, hosts a show on Yoakam’s channel in which he traces the origins and influence of those genres as well as the California country sound.

From Los Angeles Times

The groups use a designated walking path that traces the stadium's perimeter.

From BBC

Payne’s body was delivered to his father, Geoff Payne, earlier this month after an autopsy including several toxicology tests revealed Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system in the moments before his death.

From Los Angeles Times

It added that the man had placed the nurse's body in a wardrobe while he cleaned his apartment - in a bid to "remove traces" of the alleged murder - before driving to the woods.

From BBC