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 seemed to him that Ransome was taking an unusually long time about it, that he must be on the track of some terrible discovery.
From Anne Severn and the Fieldings by May Sinclair
“We think he may be on the track of the total annihilation of matter.”
From Unwise Child by Randall Garrett
We shall be on the track of the old Scandinavians—of the Norsemen.
From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
To be on the track of hobgoblin tales—nothing could be more attractive.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
