needle
Example Sentences
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As the needle drops on a new era of digital music creation, the controversy in Sweden over Jacub suggests that for now at least it is human musicians not machines who still call the tune.
From BBC
To quote a needle drop from a title on this list, I love L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
Even including lease commitments barely moves the needle, except for Amazon, whose leverage ratio rises above a still unconcerning 1.
From Barron's
Oakley—who still throws on a sports jacket and eschews denim when he’s flying—thinks Duffy’s push is a “noble idea” that likely won’t move the needle as long as flying remains “cheap but unpleasant.”
This news sent my needle poking into my finger.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
