How to Use Holy Grail in a Sentence

Holy Grail

noun

• Finding a cure for cancer is the holy grail of medical researchers.
• That Holy Grail shirt is now in even closer reach for the rest of us.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Oct. 2022
• But for Baird, what was sprouting before us was a botanical Holy Grail.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022
• Hockey’s Holy Grail would go on display at the Renaissance Center from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022
• That’s not to say that every suggestion made by the youth collective will be taken as Holy Grail.
  — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 July 2023
• The Subaru guys really cut loose, pursuing the high-tech Holy Grail as if there were no tomorrow.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023
• Inspired by the King Arthur legend, Holy Grail is a timeless comedy, the rare kind of film that will still be making people laugh hundreds of years from now.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 June 2024
• Finding a copy with the original songs included is something of a Holy Grail among music collectors of the era.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2022
• But Balmaseda has also touched the industry’s Holy Grail.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2024
• Like ambrosia of the heavens, these sweets are delicious beyond comparison — the culinary Holy Grail.
  — New York Times, 21 Dec. 2020
• The phenomenon is a Holy Grail for materials and energy researchers.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• The Bruins’ resplendent regular season certainly adds pressure to their pursuit of hockey’s Holy Grail.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023
• To make a chair out of just one piece of material is something of a design Holy Grail, one that became more attainable around midcentury with advancements in plastics technology.
  — Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• Sure, 2023 holds serious challenges and financial pressures, but digital transformation need not be your Holy Grail.
  — Clint Boulton, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• Their ultimate Holy Grail, however, remained strictly off limits.
  — Andrew Lawler, Time, 3 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024