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Meanings of the holy grail in English

Russian
чаша грааля
Portuguese
graal
Spanish
graal
Catalan
graal
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Cup, dish or stone with miraculous powers, important motif in Arthurian literature.

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чаша грааля
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Examples for "holy grail"
Examples for "holy grail"
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Yet another example of the holy grail that is value for money.
The Irish Times
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Many of the speakers saw integration, not competition as the holy grail.
The Guardian
3
Time was that car ownership was the holy grail of adult independence.
The Irish Times
4
Cruises are not the holy grail of holidays, but they're great fun.
The Irish Times
5
This chocolate tart might be the holy grail of dinner party desserts.
The Irish Times
Usage of the holy grail in English
1
Yet another example of the holy grail that is value for money.
The Irish Times
2
Many of the speakers saw integration, not competition as the holy grail.
The Guardian
3
Time was that car ownership was the holy grail of adult independence.
The Irish Times
4
Cruises are not the holy grail of holidays, but they're great fun.
The Irish Times
5
This chocolate tart might be the holy grail of dinner party desserts.
The Irish Times
6
An old and effective strategy, it is the holy grail of activism.
The Guardian
7
This week: beauty therapy Beauty has become the holy grail of our time.
The Irish Times
8
Journalism: It's the holy grail, the gig every writer wants: an autobiographical column.
The Irish Times
9
But directly at eye level is the holy grail of breakfast foods: bacon.
A Hundred Thousand Worlds
10
Timing it to avoid an inconvenient and expensive gap is the holy grail.
The Irish Times
11
Bringing down the cost of solar panels is the holy grail.
Wired
12
On-the -fly language translation, à la babel fish, is the holy grail of linguistics.
Wired
13
And what about the holy grail of racing: the triple crown?
The Guardian
14
Getting a CDI is the holy grail for every job seeker.
Reuters
15
COULD this be the sunken galleon known as the holy grail of shipwrecks?
News.com.au
16
Gene manipulation is the holy grail of elimination of this disorder.
News.com.au