noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Holy Grail
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Nuclear fusion is the Holy Grail of energy production.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
holy
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Like the Holy Grail , it is a dream, a tantalising illusion.
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Others sought the Holy Grail , Dad stalked the earth in pursuit of the perfect pyjama.
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We may remember here that the Holy Grail is sometimes considered to be a stone, as well as a vessel.
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That was my Holy Grail , and there could be no real life for me until I found it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the Holy Grail
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another generation of Labour leaders, in the 1960s, were still left to search for the Holy Grail of economic planning.
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From the same lands came the quest for the Grail that revivified the spirituality of the twelfth century.
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Odile is the patroness of the knights who sought the Grail .
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Secondly, Buckingham wanted those relics, the Grail and Excalibur.
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That was my Holy Grail , and there could be no real life for me until I found it.
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We may remember here that the Holy Grail is sometimes considered to be a stone, as well as a vessel.
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What if there is no Grail or Excalibur or secret Templars?