single thread
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"He's used them all at different times - there's not a single thread here that you can rely on."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025
For purposes of this specific Source Notes column, it’s perhaps best to park some issues and instead focus on a single thread: Is it really plagiarism to copy from Wikipedia without providing credit?
From Slate • Jan. 19, 2024
When even a single thread is pulled from that tapestry, the entire system can unravel.
From Scientific American • May 4, 2023
The second foundational technique of lacemaking is also introduced: needle lace, descended from embroidery and requiring only a single thread and one needle.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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