haystack
Example Sentences
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Maven was built to find the needle in the haystack.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
This eliminates the costs and risks associated with pinpointing naturally occurring pockets of hot water, which are like needles in a haystack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
"It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," Pavia said.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025
The preschoolers were fascinated, looking at their classroom through the lens of an iPad camera, watching animated images pop up as a cheerful voice told them: Feed apples to a pig behind a haystack.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Jody turned disconsolately away, and walked down toward the old haystack.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
