Example Sentences

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One of the holy grails of trucking is to find a way to reduce the one-third of trips that big rigs are believed to spend hauling empty trailers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“This has been one of the holy grails of remedying the Korean discount, and there’s at least a 50-50 chance of it passing this year,” he says.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

"MYC represents chaos, basically, because it lacks structure. That, and its direct impact on so many types of cancer make it one of the holy grails of cancer drug development," Xue said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

A handful of notable silents have been the focus of global detective work to piece together original copies — holy grails to film historians.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022

They have been out after the things they wanted—golden fleeces, holy grails, lady loves, treasure, crowns and fame.

From The Four Million by Henry, O.