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 these types of exhibitions are often an exercise in hunting for an aesthetic needle in a mind-numbing haystack, the quality here is surprisingly consistent with happy discoveries around almost every corner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“It’s a needle in a haystack to find an opportunity that makes financial sense to build today,” Goldstein said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Lloyd was towheaded, and his head looked like a haystack this morning.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck