needle

Example Sentences

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Maven was built to find the needle in the haystack.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

She hosts monthly arts and crafts workshops including activities like scrapbooking, punch needle embroidery and clay art.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Back in the lab, the cores were sliced into thin sections and analyzed with a highly sensitive magnetometer capable of detecting signals far weaker than a compass needle.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Beijing’s continued push for a stronger social safety net will eventually pay dividends, but the piecemeal annual improvements simply won’t move the needle on consumer spending in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

By navigating there through fog, snow, and winter seas, Worsley had found the needle in the haystack.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong