How to Use date back in a Sentence
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The first studies showing the drug’s effectiveness date back to the 1970s.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 May 2024
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The White House says Biden’s plan would push that date back to the 2050s.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2023
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These split doors came to the U.S. from the Netherlands and date back to at least the 17th century.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
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But then as the strike ended, Sony pushed the date back three months, out of summer.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
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The home also uniquely features roads and trails that date back to the early 1900s.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
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These maces, which date back to the 17th century, are made of silver gilt over oak.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2023
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It was built on the site of a Jewish temple that is believed to date back almost 1,900 years.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 9 May 2023
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His office at Xavier is lined with typewriters, many of which date back to the early days of the machines in the late 1800s.
—cincinnati.com, 10 May 2023
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Many of the crowns, jewels and robes worn during the coronation date back hundreds of years.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
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Three of the new board members' nominations date back to April 2021.
—Jonathan Mattise, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
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Cask engines date back to 17th century Britain, but in the U.S., the style has long been seen as unpalatable, warm and flat.
—Ruvani De Silva, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
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The concerns about dollars ending up in the wrong hands date back to soon after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
—Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
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Efforts to make a sequel to the original 1988 Beetlejuice date back at least a decade.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
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Reward credit cards, which date back to the 1980s, first started out as cards for the affluent.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2023
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The city broke the record on Sunday, per the National Weather Service's snowfall records, which date back to 1869.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 30 Jan. 2023
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What's more, the rocks that make up the rubble pile are thought to date back about 4.5 billion years — around the time our solar system was first forming.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
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At issue are events that date back nearly seven years, to the final stretch of Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign.
—Joe Palazzolo, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2023
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Its origins date back 16 years and have been the topic of discussion ever since.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Dec. 2023
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The research team’s experiences date back to the Apollo era.
—Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
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But the spirits released under its banner date back years, even decades.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 May 2023
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These dense galaxies date back to a time when other parts of space were very primitive.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2023
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The necropolis date back to nearly 2,000 years ago, according to a report by CBS News.
—Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2023
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Giant lacewing fossils date back to the Middle Jurassic era, over 160 million years ago.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 1 Mar. 2023
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In the historic district, Henkel Square Market has various shops housed in historic buildings that date back to the 1800s.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
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Here, a pair of orange velvet sofas that date back to 1962 make nice with a Shaker-style sideboard piled with pumpkins.
—Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
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Some graves are those of Russian soldiers; the provenance of others, thought to date back to World War I or earlier, is unknown.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
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The origins of Trump's immunity claim date back to last fall, when his attorneys first raised the issue.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
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Criticism over fees and Ticketmaster date back to the mid-1990s.
—Chad Pergram, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2023
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The Social Security Agency tracks names that date back to 1880.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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The wall’s names date back over 600 years of Barbadian history.
—Victoria M. Walker, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2023
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