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 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
Hope to be on the track of TOM TIDDLER's ground very soon.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 18, 1891 by Various
We shall be on the track of the old Scandinavians—of the Norsemen.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
Cinders was obviously exploring on his own account, and believed himself to be on the track of some quarry.
From The Rocks of Valpre by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
