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
Before services like his came along, finding work, or even the best route, was like "finding a needle in a haystack", the Freightera boss explains.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
He saw Billy working on the last of the haystack.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
