haystack
Example Sentences
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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
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
“It’s a haystack of dry fuels that are just waiting to burn,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
I guess I should have realized that a haystack is not a smart place to hide when you’re running from fire.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
