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

So when all of that is considered, the incentives baked into the proposals may move the needle more toward banks holding loans directly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“Good cover story. Did you call it needle phobia or aichmophobia? Because both terms can be used to describe the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein