needle

Example Sentences

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After it was relisted in August, multiple open houses were held to try and showcase the property, however no amount of in-person viewings appear to have moved the needle.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

What the Bangladesh protesters succeeded in doing was moving the needle.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Maven was built to find the needle in the haystack.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Lerosey-Aubril spent more than 50 hours working under a microscope with a fine needle to expose its features.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“Are merely the haystack. Designed to engage all our attention and make the needle within impossible to see.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood