Examples of 'proverbial needle' in a sentence

Meaning of "proverbial needle"

proverbial needle - this phrase refers to something that is extremely difficult to find or locate, drawing on the idea of searching for a needle in a haystack from a common proverb

How to use "proverbial needle" in a sentence

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proverbial needle
I am looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.
On a daily basis, basically we are sifting through a massive haystack looking for that proverbial needle.
I should have said proverbial needle in a haystack.
Bombay is a haystack and Manya is the proverbial needle.
Spotting the proverbial needle in a haystack.
Whose mission is not to find that proverbial needle.
You are the proverbial needle in the.
Finding a good language course on the Internet is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.
They have been able to find the proverbial needle in a haystack on multiple occasions.
But for a thread of hay in a haystack. And we're not looking for the proverbial needle.
We are trying to find the proverbial needle in a hay stack.
There are three billion base pairs in human DNA. It's the proverbial needle.
And we are not looking for the proverbial needle but for a thread of hay in a haystack.
To give another simple analogy, let us consider the proverbial needle in a haystack.
Ah, the proverbial needle in the hay stack.

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To help me find the proverbial needle.
You are the proverbial needle in the … DNA haystack.
Vapers who never smoked regularly are the proverbial needle in the haystack.
It 's the proverbial needle.
Did my DNA help? It 's the proverbial needle.
That 's the proverbial needle.
This is rather like looking for the proverbial needle in the proverbial.
Without DNA, it 's the proverbial needle in a haystack.
Correction, Data, I should have said proverbial needle in a haystack.
Right? You are the proverbial needle in the.
Well, I think you did an amazing job. The proverbial needle in a haystack.
I should have said proverbial needle in a haystack . Ah!
It's like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack.
Any luck? I am looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.
We are missing our tongs . Ah, the proverbial needle in the hay stack.
Correction, Data, I should have said proverbial needle in a haystack . Ah . A human proverb.
MARTHA, Any luck? I am looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack.

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