Examples of 'my white whale' in a sentence
Meaning of "my white whale"
My white whale: This phrase is a reference to the novel 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville, where Captain Ahab obsessively pursues a giant white whale. In modern context, it refers to a long-standing and elusive goal or desire that is difficult to achieve despite repeated efforts
How to use "my white whale" in a sentence
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my white whale
You can help me find my white whale.
My white whale.
The acceptance of a racist grandfather is still my white whale.
And this is my white whale.
I have never got a clean look at his face but he 's become my white whale.
This is now my white whale.
My white whale lives to fight another day, but so do I.
I have got ample rations and my white whale.
You are my white whale.
Just when i thought I had finally killed my white whale.
Becca is my white whale.
This is the work of Johnny Franzia, my white whale.
She 's my white whale.
Melville puns aside, she is my white whale.
It 's my white whale.
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I've got ample rations and my white whale.
He 's like my white whale.
But I think I like it better when she 's my white whale.
Our debt is my white whale.
I have never got a clean look at his face… but he's become my white whale.
I finally bagged my white whale.
And the Tooth Fairy, that fat piece of shit, is my white whale.
It 's kind of like my white whale.
That 's what I do . I am a cryptozoologist . And this is my white whale.
Meanwhile, I have to go after my white whale.
I am Ahab. And the Tooth Fairy, that fat piece of shit, is my white whale.
Okay. Meanwhile, I have to go after my white whale.
My sabbatical's coming up and, you know, New York's always been my white whale.
