be on the track of
Example Sentences
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"But a big surprise is always a clue you might be on the track of something."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was most tiresome of her to come just now, for Maisie felt she might really be on the track of the lost kitten at last.
From Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes by Barnes, Robert
It seemed to him that Ransome was taking an unusually long time about it, that he must be on the track of some terrible discovery.
From Anne Severn and the Fieldings by Sinclair, May
“Stillman must be on the track of something.”
From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.
When Mr Dillon, in pursuance of his wire to Mr Davitt, returned from his holiday, he proceeded to make good the threat to be "on the track of Redmond and O'Brien."
From Ireland Since Parnell by Sheehan, D. D. (Daniel Desmond)
