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something that is sought after but that is very hard to get or achieve
The championship trophy was the grail they were seeking.
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Recent Examples of grail
What are your favorite holy-grail Lancôme products?
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
That second home run ball is now up for auction and will be a grail for any collector.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Panini’s La Liga licence isn’t going anywhere, unlike the Premier League’s rights transfer to Topps, and this iconic design is a grail for any ultra modern collector.
—Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grail
Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
That second home run ball is now up for auction and will be a grail for any collector.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Panini’s La Liga licence isn’t going anywhere, unlike the Premier League’s rights transfer to Topps, and this iconic design is a grail for any ultra modern collector.
—Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grail
Noun
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The other thing that was really interesting is this weeping sickness that Sugi described in the beginning.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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That’s when things went south on the Dodgers.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The Americans will face Australia in the second of three group-stage games next Friday in Seattle, where a draw will all but guarantee them a spot in the round of 32, something Pulisic said should be just the first objective for this team.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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According to Meehan, the objective is to simplify how retailers access and use information rather than requiring teams to navigate numerous disconnected systems.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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The government says Savannah Land Holdings removed Native American human remains and funerary objects without notification.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
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Wood then chested the ball back to Just, who took one touch before kicking the ball in for New Zealand’s first goal in the seventh minute.—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Al-Amri may have the goal, but Al-Owais is surely the star man of this game thus far.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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District officials believe the aging of existing farmers with no succession plans, less valuable soils in that area, and the current low prices for commodities make financial incentives more attractive and the target attainable.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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The ingredient lineup champions prickly pear cactus extract, which draws moisture into the skin and provides a rich source of vitamin K to support elasticity, while Persian silk tree extract targets signs of fatigue.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Since his Pop Art paintings in the early ‘60s at London’s Royal College of Art, Hockney was rarely out of the limelight and, more importantly, rarely out of fresh ideas for how to draw, paint, film, print, photograph or otherwise express his creativity.—
Barbara Isenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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In the end, an inexperienced minor – who has no idea who hired them – pulls the trigger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grail. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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