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Meanings of grail in English

Portuguese
santo graal
Catalan
graal
Spanish
grial

(Legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper.

        santo graal
        Usage of grail in English
        1
        Yet another example of the holy grail that is value for money.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The grail was heavy in his arm, far beyond its true weight.
        The grail king
        3
        Many of the speakers saw integration, not competition as the holy grail.
        The Guardian
        4
        Time was that car ownership was the holy grail of adult independence.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Cruises are not the holy grail of holidays, but they're great fun.
        The Irish Times
        6
        The grail of protein science is the connection between structure and function.
        Pubmed
        7
        Surely Aiden meant for Owein to claim the grail as his own.
        The grail king
        8
        This chocolate tart might be the holy grail of dinner party desserts.
        The Irish Times
        9
        This makes the genuinely easy three-ingredient recipe a holy grail of sorts.
        The Irish Times
        10
        The red spring flows from the earth where the grail is buried.
        The grail king
        11
        In response to Prevention: the new holy grail of treating mental illness.
        The Guardian
        12
        And when the CEO spoke of the cross-platform grail, the faithful responded.
        Wired
        13
        This, it seems, is both his holy grail and his would-be legacy.
        The Guardian
        14
        An old and effective strategy, it is the holy grail of activism.
        The Guardian
        15
        But if she did, would he abandon the quest for the grail?
        The grail king
        16
        When she raises the grail in darkness, the Deep Magic will rise.
        The grail king
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        Translations for grail
        Portuguese
        santo graal
        Grail through the time
        Grail across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common