date back

idiom

: to have come into being (a number of years ago)

a custom that dates back 400 years

Examples of date back in a Sentence

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Home to 116 rooms and 53 suites, the architectural elements playfully blend old and new design aesthetics—the hotel itself is housed in four historic buildings that date back to the 19th century. —Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024

There are other sacred Tupinambá capes of this kind still on display across Europe believed to date back to the 16th century. —Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Sep. 2024

Jeong marked the special anniversary with a throwback Instagram photo of him and Ho that appears to date back to their September 2004 wedding. —Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024

Promises of a north corridor extension date back to the 1970s, when voters were pitched on building the Metrorail. —Martin Vassolo, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024