Masha Gessen

Since 9/11 we have somehow come to accept the 'radicalization' narrative, which basically holds that people become terrorists through a series of consecutive, traceable steps laid out for them by large international Islamic organizations. Reality is messier, and also smaller.

Russian Journalist

John Cleese

The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a not very good idea which sparked off another idea that was only slightly better, which somebody else misunderstood in such a way that they then said something which was really rather interesting.

English Actor

Edward McKendree Bounds

We are feeble, weak and impoverished because of our failure to pray. God is restrained in doing because we are restrained by reason of our non-praying. All failures in securing heaven are traceable to lack of prayer or misdirected petition.

American Author

Brian Ferneyhough

I don't see 'lines of force' as being destructive, except to the extent that they are exclusively traceable through observance of the path of distorted material left in their wake.

British Composer

John Updike

Toni Morrison has a habit, perhaps traceable to the pernicious influence of William Faulkner, of plunging into the narrative before the reader has a clue to what is going on.

American Novelist

Ford Frick

Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing.

American Journalist

Manuel Puig

I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.

Argentinian Author

To say something is 'traceable', there must be clues or evidence pointing to its existence or location.

Evidence Required

'Traceable' often implies that careful investigation or analysis is needed to locate something.

Detective Work

'Traceable' might have a negative connotation when it comes to privacy, suggesting unwanted tracking.

Not Always Positive

When 'traceable' is used, it usually indicates a direct connection back to an origin or source.

Identify the Source

Use 'traceable' to link an outcome directly to its cause.

Cause and Effect

'Traceable' can apply to historical or genealogical connections.

Historical Links

 There are more atoms in our bodies than stars in the universe. And these atoms are extremely durable. The origins of our atoms can be traceable to stars that manufactured them in their interiors