Example Sentences

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Looking for clews, the police found a large wooden chest.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were no other clews to his identity or his murderer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nowhere was there a trace of the twins; and after a two weeks’ search, and a fruitless following of clews that were no clews at all, even Margaret was forced sorrowfully to acknowledge defeat.

From The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

Some evidences of a hasty departure were found, but no clews that would give any idea of whither the fugitives had proceeded.

From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by Goldfrap, John Henry

The clews which he had left along the way took on a new significance.

From Spotted Deer by Gregor, Elmer