How to Use grail in a Sentence

grail

noun
  • This is a holy grail of sorts among many craft-beer-drinkers.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2021
  • It was once known as the holy grail for hair, skin, and nails.
    — Aryelle Siclait, Women's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • My face is smoother—and way less red—thanks to this holy grail.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 June 2024
  • Now that new shades are here, the mom of one may have to pick a new holy grail.
    — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Could this be the high-tech holy grail my melanin-rich skin had been waiting for?
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 June 2025
  • The grail item for her 90-minute shopping slot was a bread oven.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
    — Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Cash flow is king, and equity is the holy grail at the end of your quest.
    — Thomas Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • One of the holy-grail dishes of the starter cook is the sheet-pan dinner.
    — Popular Science, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The products have been deemed holy grail items and treat much more than just what the name conveys.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The races for the holy grail in these respective areas are still wide open.
    — Bloomberg News, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2017
  • That’s why our Power Serum is my holy grail for both day and night.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Glamour, 3 June 2021
  • What are your favorite holy-grail Lancôme products?
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
  • For the woman who wants the ultimate in home tech, this is the holy grail of clean.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The search for the perfect swing, golf’s holy grail, is never-ending.
    — wsj.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In the grand picture, the big scheme, the quest for the playoff grail, nothing.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2021
  • But dozens of companies, both large and small, are still in pursuit of the holy grail.
    — Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So too would be the holy grail of debuts, that of top prospect Adley Rutschman.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • This top-of-the-line pick is the holy grail of the KitchenAid mixer line.
    — Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The holy grail, in this story, is that which, at the end of the quest, heals the king’s seeping wound.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Thinking outside the box has become the holy grail for the creative process.
    — Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • For the home chef, the chance to design a kitchen is a holy-grail experience.
    — Sarah Lloyd, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Flight Club is the holy grail of sneaker consignment shops across the globe.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 May 2024
  • 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
  • At Daytona is a great way to cop a Daytona, the grail watch of the decade.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2023
  • This year, TikTok seemed to catch wind of snail mucin as a holy grail product.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
  • And the holy grail of a sustainable peace in the Middle East seems no closer.
    — Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The house is dizzyingly animate, like a video game where every object is a glowing grail.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
  • For a bona fide jewelry collector, these are easily a grail that will never be replicated.
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026

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