trail go cold

Examples (10)

• They had to find the kidnappers before the trail went cold.
• After weeks of searching, the trail for the missing artifact finally went cold.
• The detectives feared the trail would go cold if they didn't get new leads soon.
• Despite their best efforts, the trail for the elusive suspect has gone cold.
• If the initial trail goes cold, investigators will have to start from scratch.
• We can't let this trail go cold; too much is at stake.
• The historical trail connecting the two events suddenly went cold at that point.
• Every time they thought they were close, the trail seemed to go cold again.
• The police are working tirelessly to prevent the trail from going cold.
• It's frustrating when you're so close, and then the trail just goes cold.