needle

Example Sentences

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"I was not able to read small letters, I was not able to thread in a needle... now I can, to do all those things," she said.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The strategy allowed disco DJs to use the longer album versions, erasing the possibility that a turntable needle would drift into the next track.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Quantum has the potential to move the needle on research in national security, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals and finance — areas, Newman explained, where outcomes can be “infinitely complex.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

"Instead, they think their job is to find out what different groups want, thread a needle through all the positions and assemble enough votes to get them over the line," he argues.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It was small enough to fit easily in her palm, an engraved thick silver lid over the glass, which clicked open to show a quivering needle.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell