be on the trail of
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
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
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
Last week in St. Louis, Dr. Albert I. Lansing thought he might be on the trail of an answer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
