hot on the trail of

phrase

: chasing and close to catching (someone)

The police are hot on the trail of the escaped convicts.

Examples of hot on the trail of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scientists and amateur astronomers are hot on the trail of what could be the next great comet. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 June 2023

Folco and his wife were hot on the trail of this black bear before Coventry Police put out a community-wide alert Monday afternoon. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022

When not mooning over Maggie, Keller is hot on the trail of a Russian spy. — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2021

Meanwhile, French law enforcement officers Delacroix and Beatrix are hot on the trail of the safe-robbing bandits. — Andy Meek, BGR, 29 Oct. 2021

Map-tracking will take viewers hot on the trail of suspects, and social media will be used to connect viewers to the America's Most Wanted team. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2021

Just as the sun was shaking the frost from the mountains, a buck appeared, hot on the trail of a doe. — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 25 Dec. 2020

Nonetheless, the results are likely to be a hit among media outlets hot on the trail of the next viral sensation. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2017

Rhymes for hot on the trail of

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• hereof
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• dove
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