retrace step

Examples (10)

• After realizing his mistake, he had to retrace his steps to find the lost keys.
• The police will often retrace a victim's steps to gather clues.
• If you get lost in the woods, the best advice is to retrace your steps carefully.
• She was forced to retrace her steps all the way back to the car park.
• We've been walking in circles; we need to retrace our steps to the last landmark.
• Having forgotten her passport, she quickly retraced her steps to the hotel.
• The software allows users to retrace their steps through the various commands.
• Before you proceed, mentally retrace your steps to ensure no details were missed.
• They had to retrace their steps for several miles before finding the correct turn.
• If the experiment fails, we must retrace our steps to identify the error.