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grail
[ greyl ]
noun
- Sometimes Grail. any greatly desired and sought-after objective; ultimate ideal or reward:
The film's protagonist is defined by the struggle for his grail, a championship title he failed to win earlier in life.
- Often the Grail. Holy Grail:
Weeks pass, and none of the knights return, so King Arthur himself must quest for the Grail.
Grail
/ ɡreɪl /
Word History and Origins
Origin of grail1
Example Sentences
Over the past several years, almost every industry has capitalized on the opportunity data-driven marketing presents, inching closer to the “holy grail” of real-time, direct and personalized engagements.
We have some projects that we consider a holy grail, and chicken breast is one of those.
Brand sponsorships are the holy grail for creators hoping to monetize their online influence.
Submissions with the highest upvote score rise to the top and may even reach the front page – the holy grail of Reddit.
This is like the holy grail of audio because it lets you feel like you’re truly a part of the audio experience rather than on the outside listening in.
The grail in this story is the guitar that Gus kept on top of his piano, too high for Keith to reach.
He is determined to use his fame and money as a reality TV host to achieve the Holy Grail.
But one can hardly blame a young Mafioso for laying claim to what is essentially the holy grail of Mafia hits.
But the fact remains: Losing weight has become for many of us the female holy grail.
For Irish-Americans, finding the Ireland of that period is like finding the Holy Grail.
Probably even to-day the majority would name Walter Map as the populariser, if not the inventor, of the Grail legend.
The Grail vision had, then, taught the "guileless one" nothing.
Is the Grail, too, then turned into a mocking spirit to the unhappy Amfortas?
In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
But whence Wolfram derived his idea of the Grail is a problem which it is to be feared will never now be completely solved.
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