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

To be on the track of hobgoblin tales—nothing could be more attractive.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

Luke would not have quitted him so hastily, but that he wished to be on the track of the thieves, and he hastened to Melbourne.

From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

If oil can be used to good effect anywhere upon troubled waters, we should judge that it might be on the track of vessels between Tasmania and South New Zealand.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

I may be on the track of something or it may be sheer chance.

From The Ambassador by Merwin, Sam