be on the trail

Example Sentences

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“If all he did was pitch, he’d be on the trail of a Jacob deGrom,” Smoltz said, comparing Ohtani to the Mets’ ace who has an eye-opening 0.69 E.R.A. for the year.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

Except, the slaver won’t say why he wants to find the boy and others may be on the trail, for their own mysterious reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2019

Paul Lewis will be with Bernie Sanders in Sparks, Nevada and elsewhere, while Maria L La Ganga will be on the trail of Hillary Clinton, who ends the day with a rally in Las Vegas.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2016

Officers from outside departments will be on the trail from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2015

I reckon he'll be on the trail of this outfit, first of all, before he joins out with his own outfit.

From The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers Or, On the Trail of the Border Bandits by Patchin, Frank Gee