Examples of tracing in a Sentence
the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks
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Contact tracing is underway and parents or guardians will be informed if the sick individual is a close contact to their child.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In the two current cases in India, contact tracing revealed almost 200 people who had been in contact with the infected people and none has had the virus.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
The tracing of those two key relationships provides the heart of the documentary — especially the apparently countless appearances, both talk shows and filmed public events, at which Brooks either discussed those relationships or Reiner and Bancroft joined him.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Trying to track and contain a highly contagious virus—which requires interventions such as testing and rapid contact tracing—will tax public-health departments, too.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In the two current cases in India, contact tracing revealed almost 200 people who had been in contact with the infected people and none has had the virus.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
The tracing of those two key relationships provides the heart of the documentary — especially the apparently countless appearances, both talk shows and filmed public events, at which Brooks either discussed those relationships or Reiner and Bancroft joined him.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Trying to track and contain a highly contagious virus—which requires interventions such as testing and rapid contact tracing—will tax public-health departments, too.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Tracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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tracing
noun
trac·ing
ˈtrā-siŋ 
: a graphic record made by an instrument (as an electrocardiograph) that registers some movement
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