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
His well-drilled human bloodhounds would be on the track of the English spy, whenever the latter dared to venture out into the streets.
From The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
We shall be on the track of the old Scandinavians—of the Norsemen.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
The humane society will soon be on the track of the enemy.
From Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
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
