Sentence examples for put a trace on from inspiring English sources
'put a trace on' is correct and usable in written English
It means to follow and monitor something, for example, a person or object. Example: The police put a trace on the suspect's car to monitor his movements.
This allows police to put a trace on her phone, and track any texts being sent and calls being made (the content of the calls and texts is not available, but the times and numbers are).
Mrs. Wortman remains calm about the threat of bioterrorism, though she does have other concerns; in particular, she is unhappy that the police have yet to give her any information about the man responsible for the threatening phone calls on Monday morning, even though her office put a trace on the calls and identified the suspect.
The police put a trace on her phone.
The friend alerted the police, who put an immediate trace on the mobile telephone number that Abdeslam had given.
Track-and-trace technology can put a unique code on each bottle, even each pill produced.
Put a piece of tracing paper on top of your shape.
Put a spin on presentations.
