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 is Spinosa's plausible method that has deceived people; they supposed that one who employed geometry, and proceeded by way of axioms and definitions, must be on the track of truth.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by Morley, John
“We think he may be on the track of the total annihilation of matter.”
From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall
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)
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
