haystack

Example Sentences

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Maven was built to find the needle in the haystack.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Clough added, "As microplastic researchers looking for microplastics in the environment, we're searching for the needle in the haystack, but there really shouldn't be a needle to begin with."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

While picking a big winner is like finding a proverbial needle in a haystack, it’s much easier than in 1926.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Another rescue volunteer, named Justin, compared the effort to "trying to find a single hay in a haystack".

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

My grandfather's white hair is scattered as a haystack and his clothes are wrinkled, but there’s no sleep in the deep grooves of his face.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir